household name



household name

A person, thing, or brand that has become widely popular or commonly known. Because it has made reliable and affordable household appliances for over a decade, the company has become a household name. I knew that winning at the Olympics would change my life, but I didn't realize that I would become a household name!
See also: household, name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yiskah-Biblical Hebrew
HeinoHIE-no (German), HAY-no (Finnish)German, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Estonian
Fulbert-French, Ancient Germanic
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
BoŻYdarbaw-ZHI-dahrPolish
TerÉZiaTE-ray-zee-aw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Slovak