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The phrase "answer to the name" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone or something that is recognized or identified by a specific name.
Example: "The dog will answer to the name Max, so call him if you want him to come over."
Alternatives: "respond to the name" or "be called by the name".
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They both answer to the name John.
NOT all wall beds answer to the name Murphy.
His willingness to answer to the name of "Vince" is more proof of disdain for fashion.
"I'm sorry sir," he eventually said to M Fouquet, "but you'll have to answer to the name Patterson".
We Answer to the Name of Liberals, American Prospect (November, 2006) (with Todd Gitlin), posted on website October 18, 2006 at.
Atrios, whose identity has been a subject of intrigue on the Internet, turned out to answer to the name Duncan at the FleetCenter.
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Although there's no definitive answer to the name-origin question, we do know people called the procedure a "caesarean operation" before French surgeon Jacques Guillimeau introduced the term "section" in his 1598 book on midwifery.
They won't answer to the names Smith, Johnson or Williams.
"Even in school, I answered to the name Bum.
Covy Tucker Hills Manhattan, who answered to the name Hatter.
The star of the group answers to the name Ch. Pippeloentje V. H. Lamslag, or Pippen for short.
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