"put forward the name" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase when introducing someone or something or when making a suggestion. For example: "The committee put forward the name of a new candidate for the position of CEO."
Cailliau recalls that Berners-Lee put forward the name "as a temporary measure".
"So he put forward the name of the person he thought best for the job".
Rio Ferdinand has put forward the name of Jose Mourinho as his preferred candidate to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as the manager of Manchester United.
And I must say I am very, very surprised that nobody put forward the name of by far the best African player of all: Eusebio.
Participants in the Hawk Cam chat room have put forward the name Noelle, for the appearance of the female on Christmas Day and the capture of Violet on Christmas Eve by raptor rehabilitators for treatment of multiple leg injuries.
By constitutional law, Armenia's parliament must put forward the name of a new prime minister by Monday, which will mark one week since Serzh Sargsyan was ousted from the post.
The special envoy intends to put forward the names of interim government officials this week.
He pointed out that until recently, members of the party panel that put forward the names for consideration at the conventions operated essentially in secret.
I was allowed to put forward the names of players we wanted to sign.
Meanwhile, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it put forward the names of two men to British authorities to be considered for the scheme.
NESTA has identified around 100 "nominators," experts in their field who can put forward the names of talented individuals who are then invited to submit a grant application.
