to one's name



to one's name

Owned by one, as in He has not got a nickel to his name, or She has only one pair of shoes to her name. This idiom was first recorded in 1876.
See also: name

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
NeerNAYRLimburgish
Egino-Ancient Germanic
Almast-Armenian
Faizel-Arabic
Jessie (1)JES-eeScottish, English
WiesŁAwavye-SWAH-vahPolish