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Subject: A list of names
Category: Reference, Education and News > General Reference
Asked by: jimf-ga
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Posted: 19 May 2005 06:45 PDT
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Question ID: 523277
Are there any single words that mean "a list of names" or "a book of
names"?  Preferably they would be easy to pronounce, if not outright
marketable :-).
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Subject: Re: A list of names
Answered By: jackburton-ga on 19 May 2005 09:13 PDT
 
Hello Jim
  
I found the following single words that can be used to mean a list /
book of names. I hope you find one suitable.
  
  
  
Roll
   
"6. A list of names of persons belonging to a group."
  
http://www.bartleby.com/61/81/R0288100.html
   
    
  
Roster
  
"1. A list, especially of names."
  
http://www.bartleby.com/61/24/R0312400.html
  
  
 
Scroll
 
"2. A list or schedule of names."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/26/S0172600.html
 
  
 
Lineup
  
"2. Sports a. The members of a team chosen to start a game. b. A list
of such players."
  
http://www.bartleby.com/61/44/L0184400.html
 
  
 
Register
  
"1a. A formal or official recording of items, names, or actions."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/55/R0125500.html
  
 
 
Index
 
"1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate
reference, especially: a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and
subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which
each item is mentioned."
  
http://www.bartleby.com/61/7/I0100700.html
 
 
 
A-list
 
"Informal A list or group of the most admired or desirable people, as
for a job or social gathering: famous actors on the casting director's
A list; a private party for Hollywood's A-list."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/23/A0202300.html
 
 
 
Blacklist
 
"A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or
suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/15/B0301500.html
 
 
 
Payroll
 
"1. A list of employees receiving wages or salaries, with the amounts
due to each."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/73/P0127300.html
  
   
    
Manifest
 
"1. A list of cargo or passengers carried on a ship or plane."
 
http://www.bartleby.com/61/5/M0080500.html
  
  
  
Directory
  
"1. A book containing an alphabetical or classified listing of names,
addresses, and other data,..."
  
http://www.bartleby.com/61/53/D0245300.html
  
  
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Sources:
  
The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
http://www.bartleby.com/
    
Thesaurus.com
http://thesaurus.reference.com/
  
  
Search terms used:
  
Thesaurus.com: list, roster, listing, book 
   
Bartleby.com: roll, roster, scroll, lineup, register, index, alist,
blacklist, payroll, directory, manifest
Comments  
Subject: Re: A list of names
From: research_help-ga on 19 May 2005 06:59 PDT
 
How about "directory"? If you want something more catchy, how about
"The List". (I know, 2 words, but "the" doesn't really count)
Subject: Re: A list of names
From: wezel-ga on 19 May 2005 10:37 PDT
 
An "onomastikon" is a collection of names (from the greek "onoma",
name, and as in "onomastics" which is the specialized part of the
linguistic science that study names.

See an online example at http://www.gaminggeeks.org/Resources/KateMonk/

Wezel-ga

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