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
Adlington	['ædliŋtən]
Hippokrates	-	Ancient Greek
Naranbaatar	-	Mongolian
Bandi	-	Hungarian
QuÂN	-	Vietnamese
Venceslaus	-	Medieval Czech (Latinized)