Phone

What “Phone” means

Noun

1. A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
2. A person's telephone number (as a means of contact); digits.

Verb

1. To call (someone) using a telephone.
2. To say via telephone.

Noun

1. A speech segment that possesses distinct physical or perceptual properties, considered as a physical event without regard to its place in the phonology of a language.

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. French télé- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. French -phone French téléphonebor. English telephoneclip. English phone Clipping of telephone; first attested in 1884.

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

Business name ideas with “Phone”

Industries where “Phone” fits

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

• Phone Repair Shop
• Communication Equipment Repair and Maintenance