appellation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
    appellative; designation; denomination.

WordNet

Ap`pel*la"tion noun
Etymology
L. appellatio, fr. appellare: cf. F. appellation. See Appeal.
Definitions
  1. The act of appealing; appeal. Obs. Spenser.
  2. The act of calling by a name.
  3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation.
    They must institute some persons under the appellation of magistrates. Hume.
    Syn. -- See Name.

Webster 1913