Action de (se) désigner.
ETYM Latin appellatio, from appellare: cf. French appellation. Related to Appeal.
Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others; SYN. denomination, designation, appellative.
Name; rank.
ETYM Latin designatio: cf. French désignation.
1. The act of designating.
2. The act of designating or identifying something; SYN. identification.