name as

name someone as something

to select someone as something. The mayor named Karen as corporate council. The president named himself as chairman of the new committee.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odell	[əu'del]
Tanesha	tə-NEE-shə	African American
Keysha	-	African American (Rare)
Elfleda	-	English (Archaic)
Balakrishna	-	Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Byrne	BURN	English (Rare)