'Tis but thy name that is my enemy;
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
A name is a label for a human, thing, place, product
(as in a brand name)and even an idea or concept,
normally used to distinguish one from another.
Names can identify a class or category of things,
or a single thing,
either uniquely, or within a given context.
A personal name
identifies a specific unique and identifiable individual person.
The name of a specific entity
is sometimes called a proper name
(although that term has a philosophical meaning also)
and is a proper noun.
Naming is the process of assigning a particular word or phrase
to a particular object or property.
This can be quite deliberate or a natural process
that occurs in the flow of life
as some phenomenon comes to the attention of the users of a language.
Many new words or phrases come into existence during translation
as attempts are made
to express concepts from one language in another.
Maharshi ("great" + "seer"; also anglicized Maharishi;
compare maharaja vs. raja)
is a Sanskrit word
meaning one who has great, expanded and refined vision,
including subtle forms of vision,
such as the third eye and intuition,
that encompasses the entire universe
and yet can still maintain precise detail in actions and thoughts.
Corresponding to its two spellings,
the word may be pronounced in two different ways:
“Ma-har-shiâ€
The Greek word lôtos can refer to several different plants:
