"take a name" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
You could use it as part of a sentence such as, "I'm going to take a name from the list of applicants for the position."
You can't just take a name that's good and put in an untried and untested designer.
'Nobody cares, they just take a name and put a lot of shit.
I might just all of a sudden decide that that's Anderson Cooper or that's — take a name — Chris Hayes.
The last pope to take a name that had not already been used was John Paul I. The last Italian pontiff had one of the shortest ever reigns, lasting just 33 days before he died on 26 August 1978.
However, when advising people to take a name and ring back it should have emphasised that they should use a different phone or leave it for a while before doing so.
Benefits on 'Dark' Mondays Sometimes it takes a name to get a project rolling.
"We're not taking a name brand and spinning books out of it," Mr. Burnham said.
Taking a name off, even if added in error, can be a lengthy court process that has been rarely successful.
But in 1980, he left to found Tiger, taking a name suggested by one of his young sons.
"So I took a name that symbolizes the life I was seeking, the soaring airborne freedom of a lark".
