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Namely

//ˈneɪmli// adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Notable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.

    "[…] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Specifically; that is to say. not-comparable

    "Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry."

  2. 2
    Especially, above all. archaic, not-comparable

    "THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene / and namely with la beale Isoud / So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber"

Adverb
  1. 1
    as follows wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English namely, nameliche, namelike, equivalent to name + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian nämmelk, West Frisian nammentlik, Dutch namelijk, German Low German nämlich, German nämlich, Danish nemlig, Swedish nämligen, Icelandic nefnilega.

Etymology 2

From Middle English namely, namly, equivalent to name + -ly.

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