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Discover LudwigThe phrase "then named" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a person or thing was given a different name at a later time. Example: "The city was first settled by the Native American tribe, then named the Shoshone, before it was colonized by Spanish explorers."
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They then named him Senate majority leader.
He was then named an Emeritus Professor.
Mr. Putin then named Mr. Medvedev prime minister.
He was then named consul in Aruba.
Saul Ganz then named his son president of the company.
He then named Rhona Graff, Trump's longtime executive assistant.
Captain Nicholson then named Mr. Saleh, Ms. Rossan said.
Mrs. Carnahan was then named to the Senate seat.
He was then named as the James Law Professor of Comparative Medicine.
He then named her "Akinyi," a name that means "dawn," a symbol of new beginnings.
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Velebit, then named Soča, was like other Una-class submarines, named after rivers in Yugoslavia.
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