Identity

What “Identity” means

Noun

1. Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.
2. The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.
3. A name or persona—a mask or appearance one presents to the world—by which one is known.
4. An equation which always holds true regardless of the choice of input variables.
5. Any function which maps all elements of its domain to themselves.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English ydemptite, from Middle French identité and its etymon Late Latin idemptitās, identitās, from idem (“the same”) + -tās (suffix forming abstract nouns) as a calque of Ancient Greek ταὐτότης (tautótēs, “sameness”).

Business name ideas with “Identity”

Industries where “Identity” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Branding Agency
• Graphic Design Services