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Discover LudwigThe phrase "acquire a name" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the process of obtaining or being given a name, whether for a person, place, or thing.
Example: "After much deliberation, the committee decided to acquire a name for the new park that reflects its natural beauty."
Alternatives: "obtain a name" or "get a name".
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Places acquire a name; they come into being.
Being a natural sceptic, I am wary of things as soon as they acquire a name (I write as a "wild swimmer" who hates the term).
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About a month later, the canteen acquired a name.
The syndrome has even acquired a name: non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
Now he's aged and acquired a name -- Fenway Bergamot -- coined by Mr. Reed.
The planet even acquired a name, Vulcan, but soon proved to be illusory.
"By acquiring a name, a past, a family, he returned to the world of the living".
And he - it is usually a he - has acquired a name: the 50-Quid Bloke.
A few months after the diary entry, that longing acquired a name: Frank Lloyd Wright.
The plaque project soon acquired a name, "Posledny Adres," (The Last Address).
The variation with 5... b5 and 6... Bc5 was always considered so weak that it has never acquired a name.
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