denumire

Denumire is a Romanian noun that denotes a designation, name, or official title assigned to a person, place, organization, object, or concept. It is used to express the formal or technical label of something, and it often appears in official documents, academic prose, and administrative contexts. In everyday speech, the more common term for a name is nume; denumire carries a sense of formality or specificity.

The word is derived from the verb a denumi (to name), with the -ire suffix forming a noun. In many contexts it is paired with adjectives to specify the type of designation, such as denumire oficială (official name), denumire științifică (scientific name), or denumire comercială (brand name).

In biology and botany, denumire științifică refers to the scientific name of a species, while denumire binomială denotes the two-part binomial name used in taxonomy. In geography and administration, denumire oficială designates the official name of a locality or administrative unit. In commerce, denumire comercială refers to a product’s brand or trade name. In information management, a database field labeled denumire stores the designated name of an item.

Denumire is sometimes discussed alongside nume as complementary terms in linguistic and cataloging contexts, with denumire emphasizing formality and standardization. See also nume and denominație.