Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rename

2 senses of rename

Sense 1
rename -- (assign a new name to; "Many streets in the former East Germany were renamed in 1990")
       => name, call -- (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader")

Sense 2
rename -- (name again or anew; "He was renamed Minister of the Interior")
       => name, nominate, make -- (charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club")