give a bad name to

Also, give someone or something a bad name . Spoil the reputation of, as in Late deliveries are giving the company a bad name. The use of bad name (sometimes put as ill name) dates from about 1400, and the proverb "He that hath a ill name is half hanged" was included in numerous collections from 1546 on.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Milogost	-	Medieval Slavic
Newton	['nju:tn]
Shaheen	-	Persian
Ariadne	ah-ree-ahd-ne (Ancient Greek), ar-ee-AD-nee (English)	Greek Mythology
Bob	['bɔb]
Shripati	-	Hinduism