Added 10 October 2026 nameplate noun Categories: ThingsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about nameplate at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A plate or plaque inscribed with a name. the nameplate on a locomotive The masthead of a newspaper. Origin From name + plate. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: placardplaquebadgeboardslabsignparnominalplateratedfacedummy Back to today's word