to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; nam
命 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound and meaning. Based on the original meaning "command". The meaning later shifted to "fate" and "life".
名 · 6 strokes
Depicts a mouth (口) saying their own name at night (夕) when it is too dark for others to see them.