appellation1

 
Pronunciation: /ˌapəˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

formal
  • a name or title: the city fully justifies its appellation ‘the Pearl of the Orient’
  • [mass noun] the action of giving a name to someone or something.

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin appellatio(n-), from the verb appellare (see appeal)