"took a name" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone assigning, accepting, or choosing a name or title. For example, "He took the name 'Father Paul' when he entered the priesthood."
So he amassed piles of toys, Jack and Jill magazines and imaginary friends, and he took a name he said made people smile.
Since they ended up with 16 singers and sang a program based on 16th-century English works, they took a name that has puzzled audiences ever since, because the exact size of the choir changes according to its repertory.
Today is the centenary of a bandleader whose artistic legacy, within and beyond jazz, is as deep and as strong as that of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, a musician who took a name that bespeaks similarly grand ambitions and visions: Sun Ra.
By Richard Brody May 22, 2014 Today is the centenary of a bandleader whose artistic legacy, within and beyond jazz, is as deep and as strong as that of Duke Ellington and Count Basie, a musician who took a name that bespeaks similarly grand ambitions and visions: Sun Ra.
"So I took a name that symbolizes the life I was seeking, the soaring airborne freedom of a lark".
On Monday the FBI took a name-and-shame approach, publicizing the names and photographs of the five accused men via Wanted Posters.
'Nobody cares, they just take a name and put a lot of shit.
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.
I might just all of a sudden decide that that's Anderson Cooper or that's — take a name — Chris Hayes.
