identified by name vs identified by your name

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Identified by name' is a more general way of saying that something is recognized or known by its name. On the other hand, 'identified by your name' specifically refers to being recognized or known by one's own name.

Last updated: March 30, 2024

identified by name

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that something is recognized or known by its name without specifying whose name it is.

Examples:

The product can be easily identified by name.
The species is identified by name in the scientific community.

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only those persons identified by name or by office in the accompanying document drawn up when the confidential information was deposited shall be authorised to consult that information;
An operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that articles and substances that are specifically identified by name or generic description in the Technical Instructions as being forbidden for transport under any circumstances are not carried on any aeroplane.
The medicinal product which is the subject of the application shall be identified by name and name of the active substance(s), together with the pharmaceutical form, the method of administration, the strength and the final presentation, including packaging.
The standard of "foreseeable relevance" can be met both in cases dealing with one taxpayer (whether identified by name or otherwise) or several taxpayers (whether identified by name or otherwise).

Alternatives:

recognized by name
known by name
referred to by name
distinguished by name
designated by name

identified by your name

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to being recognized or known by one's own name specifically.

Examples:

You will be identified by your name tag at the conference.
Make sure you are identified by your name on the exam paper.

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I was just calling to ask if you wish the sale of the furniture to be identified by your family name.
The standard of "foreseeable relevance" can be met both in cases dealing with one taxpayer (whether identified by name or otherwise) or several taxpayers (whether identified by name or otherwise).
However, they are identified by their perfuming names.
5. Each delivery shall be identified by the name and address of the producer or collector and the date of dispatch.
Each train is identified by the name of its terminus and the time of its departure.
Experimental strains of hops in the course of development may be identified by a name or a number.
Likewise, the 12 constellations represented places of travel for God's Sun and were identified by names, usually representing elements of nature that happened during that period of time.
Two different territorial units in the same Member State may not be identified by the same name.
The undertakings shown in the chart shall be identified by their full name, legal status and address of the registered office and head office.
it shall include the list of the vessels covered by the scheme, identified by their names and Community Fishing Fleet Register numbers.
The medicinal product which is the subject of the application shall be identified by name and name of the active substance(s), together with the pharmaceutical form, the method of administration, the strength and the final presentation, including packaging.
only those persons identified by name or by office in the accompanying document drawn up when the confidential information was deposited shall be authorised to consult that information;
An operator shall take all reasonable measures to ensure that articles and substances that are specifically identified by name or generic description in the Technical Instructions as being forbidden for transport under any circumstances are not carried on any aeroplane.
A Parasite is additional data which may be written to an XCF file. A parasite is identified by a name, and can be thought of as an extension to the other information in an XCF file.
For example, if a migrant professional can be identified by his name and registration number in a professional registry, there should be no need to also provide his personal identification number.
4. At the same NUTS level, two different territorial units in the same Member State may not be identified by the same name. If two territorial units in different Member States have the same name, the country identifier is added to the territorial units' names.
namespace means a collection of names, identified by a uniform resource identifier (URI) reference, which are used in extensible markup language (XML) documents as element names and attribute names,
An ingredient must be identified by the common name referred to in Article 7 (2) or, failing that, by one of the names referred to in Article 5a (2), first indent.
Only cuts of the same designation identified by their full name or by the Community code and coming from the same category of animal may be placed in the same carton;
At 2:43 this morning, a man named Greg Hughes tweeted that the Boston Police scanner had identified the names of the suspects as Mike Mulugeta and Sunil Tripathi.

Alternatives:

recognized by your name
known by your name
referred to by your name
distinguished by your name
designated by your name

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