rename

verb

re·​name (ˌ)rē-ˈnām 

renamed; renaming

transitive verb

: to give (someone or something) a new name

renamed the street in honor of the late mayor

… a 16-year-old who left the Orthodox life a year ago. He has renamed himself Adam to cement the break …

—Ron Kampeas

The program was actually a relatively simple … script that renames files on your hard drive …

—Michael J. Miller

Examples of rename in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The books themselves arrived in quick succession, with Kraus’ Whalefall in 2023, Malerman’s Incidents Around the House (renamed Other Mommy for the film) in 2024 and Feito’s Victorian Psycho in 2025. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

After community outreach and a survey garnering more than 2,600 responses, city staff and a subcommittee composed of four city council members selected Union Plaza as its top recommendation to rename the park. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Sunkyong Group was renamed SK Group in January 1998 amid the 1997–98 Asian financial crisis, which led to bankruptcies and widespread restructuring among South Korea’s chaebols. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

Last week, the county Board of Supervisors voted to rename a section of Avenue Q in Palmdale in honor of the slain deputy. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rename

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe

Kids Definition

rename

verb

re·​name

(ˈ)rē-ˈnām

: to give a new name to