big name

1. A person of great importance, fame, success, or reputation in a particular field or area. I would make sure she knows who you are, she's one of the big names in computer design. After the success of his first novel, he instantly became a big name in literary circles.

2. adjective Of great importance, fame, success, or reputation in a particular field or area. Often hyphenated. We've got a lot of big-name singers who perform at our annual charity event.

big name

1. n. a famous and important person. Lots of big names were there lending their support to the cause.

2. and big-name mod. famous; important. Some big-name star I’ve never heard of was there pretending to serve dinner.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bart	[ba:t]
Ricki	RIK-ee	English
Isaura	ee-SOW-rah (Spanish)	Portuguese, Spanish, Late Roman
Ewelina	-	Polish
Aghavni	-	Armenian
Bernadette	ber-na-DET (French)	French, English