be known as

Verb

Meaning

look on as or consider

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

Source: WordNet

name call esteem repute think of look on look upon take to be know as regard as

believe think consider label conceive

christen term style title baptize refer

Should not the Society of Indexers be known as Indexers, Society of, The? Keith Waterhouse

I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people. Rosa Parks

I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris. Paris Hilton

There seems to be a general impression that to be known as normal in Hollywood is akin to being labeled as rare animal in a zoo. Irene Dunne

It's better to be known as a rascal than a fool. Russian Proverb

Better to be known as a sinner than a hypocrite. Traditional Proverb