名字míng·zi 1.一个或几个字,跟姓合在一起,用来代表一个人,区别于别的人{name or given name; one or more than one character combined with a family name to represent a person and distinguish him or her from another}: 他现在的～是上学时老师给起的。{His current name was given by his teacher when he was at school.} 2.一个或几个字,用来代表一种事物,区别于别种事物{one or more than one character representing a thing and distinguishing it from other things}: 这村子的～叫张各庄。{The name of this village is Zhanggezhuang.}