Verb: be known as
- View, consider, or classify someone or something in a particular way
"The building is known as the oldest in the city";
- think of, repute, know as, regard as, look upon, look on, take to be
- Assign a specified (usually proper) name to
"The building came to be known as the Crystal Palace";
- name, call, know as, christen
Derived forms: is known as, being known as, been known as, was known as
See also: deem [formal], esteem [formal], hold, take for, view as