navngivet

Navngivet is a Danish term meaning named or named after, and it is the past participle of the verb navngive, formed from the noun navn (name) and give (to give). In Danish, navngivet functions as a participle adjective and is used to describe something that has received a name or been designated by a specific name. It is common in official records, geography, biology, and literary usage where naming is relevant.

The primary use of navngivet is to indicate that a name has been assigned. It is often part of constructions such as navngivet efter, meaning named after, to express eponymy. For example, "øen er navngivet efter kaptajn Larsen" (the island is named after Captain Larsen). In toponymy and taxonomy the form appears in phrases like "den navngivne art" (the named species) or "den navngivne by" (the named town). In historical documents, navngivet may describe titles or designations given in the past.

In related Nordic languages, cognates exist with similar meanings: Swedish namngiven and Norwegian navngitt. The concept is common across Germanic languages and is typically translated as "named" or "named after" in English. See also eponym, toponymy.