Názvem

Názvem is the instrumental singular form of the Czech noun název, which denotes a designation, title, or name by which something is identified. The term is used for the official or commonly used label of objects, works of art, places, organizations, or other entities. While název refers to the label itself in the nominative, názvem appears in sentences as the instrumental form, often after prepositions that require the instrumental case, such as pod názvem (under the title) or se názvem (with the title).

Etymology and nuance: Název comes from a Slavic root related to naming or calling, and is cognate with similar words in other Slavic languages, such as Russian nazvanie or Ukrainian nazva. The instrumental form názvem is the grammatical inflection used to express the label as a means, attribute, or attribute-bearing phrase within a sentence.

Usage and examples: In literature and media, název designates the title of a work. For example, Kniha vyšla pod názvem Ztracená kolej. In a corporate or institutional context, the instrumental is used in phrases like Společnost byla publikována pod názvem Projekt Aurora. The distinction between název and jméno is that název is a designation of things other than people, whereas jméno is used for personal names.

See also: název, jméno, označení.