Verb
put a name to (third-person singular simple present puts a name to, present participle putting a name to, simple past and past participle put a name to)
To attribute a person's name to (their face, voice, photo, etc.).
If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. John le Carré
Just because you didn't put a name to something did not mean it wasn't there. Jodi Picoult
Fortunately some spirit or other - I do not presume to put a name to it - ensured that I should remember my smallness in the scheme of things. William Golding