nameable adjective2 •Capable of being distinguished and named; able to be called by a specific name.[God’s] pure being, because it is neither understandable, nor nameable by us, we speake of goodnesse, of power, &c. as of the effluences or prime acts thereof […] — 1635 •(no longer used) Worthy of being named or having a name; significant; memorable (especially in negative expressions).[…] the culture [of alfalfa] is not very expensive, though the profit is not nameable till the second or third year, when the cuttings are considerable […] — 1785
