英名|えいめいeimei[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounfame; glory; reputation
2. nounEnglish name (of a plant, animal, organization, etc.)

• Synonym名声めいせいNeutralEveryday word for a widely known good name; more common than 「英名」. 「英名」 is written praise and can also mean an English name of a plant, animal, etc.
• Synonym高名こうめいWrittenMeans great fame, and also serves as an honorific for someone's name, as in 「ご高名」. 「英名」 praises excellence and has no honorific use.
• Synonym名誉めいよNeutralEveryday word for honor and standing, as in 「名誉毀損」 and 「名誉会長」; broader than 「英名」, which is an outstanding good name or an English name.
• Synonym声望せいぼうWrittenWritten word combining fame with popular esteem; stresses how highly one is regarded, as in 「声望が高い」. 「英名」 stresses outstanding fame itself.
• Synonym声誉せいよWrittenWritten word for good repute, near-synonymous with 「名声」. 「英名」 stresses being famed for outstanding talent and virtue, and also means an English name.
• Synonym栄名えいめいWrittenHomophone of 「英名」 meaning a glorious name; very rare. Fame is normally 「名声」, and 「栄名」 has no English-name sense.
• Synonym令名れいめいWrittenWritten word for a fine reputation with a laudatory tone; close in meaning to 「英名」. In everyday speech say 「名声」 or 「評判」.
• Synonym名聞めいぶんWrittenRefers to public talk and people's estimation, or keeping up appearances for fame's sake. 「英名」 is outstanding good fame, free of public gossip.
• Related評判ひょうばんNeutralEveryday word for public estimation or word of mouth, good or bad. 「英名」 is written-style and, as fame, means only an outstanding good name.
• Related誉れほまれWrittenPoetic word for pride-worthy honor, as in 「家の誉れ」; often calls someone the pride of a group. 「英名」 stresses a name known far and wide.
• Related栄光えいこうWrittenGreat glory, as in 「栄光に輝く」; stresses the brilliance achievement brings. 「英名」 stresses a name being widely known.
• Related栄誉えいよWrittenGlorious honor, often formal recognition, as in 「栄誉賞」. 「英名」 stresses outstanding fame spreading.
• Related栄冠えいかんWrittenLaurels — a crown marking victory, extended to victory and honor itself, as in 「栄冠に輝く」. 「英名」 is about fame.
• Related人望じんぼうNeutralTrust and respect won from many people; stresses personal standing with others. 「英名」 stresses outstanding fame being widely known.
• Related栄えはえWrittenElegant word for glory, mostly as 「栄えある」, as in 「栄えある優勝」. Written 「映え」 means looking good; 「英名」 speaks of fame.
• Related盛名せいめいWrittenRare written word for great, resounding fame, stressing sheer size of renown. 「英名」 stresses fame earned through excellence.
• Related声価せいかWrittenPublic estimation of a person or thing, as in 「声価を高める」; not fixed as good or bad. 「英名」 is by definition a good name.
• Related令聞れいぶんWrittenVery rare, archaic-flavored word for a fine reputation; close to 「英名」. In daily use 「名声」 or 「評判」 is enough.
• Related雷名らいめいWrittenResounding fame, often in the polite set phrase 「ご雷名はかねがね」. 「英名」 praises excellence and is not a courtesy phrase.
• Related名望めいぼうWrittenHigh fame that draws people's admiration; stresses the esteem of the crowd. 「英名」 stresses a fine name from outstanding ability, plus the English-name sense.
• Antonym汚名おめいWrittenAntonym: a disgraceful bad name, as in 「汚名を着せられる」 and 「汚名返上」; the bad-name counterpart of good-fame 「英名」.
• Antonym悪名あくめいNeutralAntonym: an evil reputation, as in 「悪名高い」; opposite of good-fame 「英名」. Can also mean wrongdoing or a wrongdoer.

Use 「英名」 to praise an outstanding reputation — it is written-style and can also mean an English name (of a plant, animal, organization). In everyday talk, say 「名声」 for a well-known good name or 「評判」 for public opinion, good or bad. For honor and standing, 「名誉」 is the common choice. Written alternatives stress different angles: 「声望」 and 「名望」 add popular esteem, 「誉れ」 and 「栄光」 glory, 「栄冠」 victory's laurels. For a bad name, use 「汚名」 or 「悪名」.

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1. 優すぐれた名声めいせいや評判ひょうばん。
2. 英語えいごの名前なまえ。
3. 生物せいぶつの学名がくめいに対たいする英語えいごの名前なまえ。