answer to the name (of)

answer to the name (of)

To respond to a specific name. My daughter Margaret has now decided that she only answers to the name Calliope. James only answers to the name of Jim these days.
See also: answer, name
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

answer to the name (of) something

to respond to a particular name. I answer to the name Walter. She answers to the name of Claire.
See also: answer, name
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • answer to the name
  • by the name (of)
  • by the name of...
  • go under the name of
  • go under the name of (something)
  • go by the name (of)
  • go by the name of
  • go by the name of...
  • call by (a name)
  • call by a name