name [OE] The Germanic word name shares an Indo-European source with Latin nomen, which gives us words in English such as denominate [M16th], misnomer [LME], nominate [LME], and noun [LME]. What’s in a name? alludes to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is saying the fact that Romeo belongs to the rival Montague family is irrelevant: ‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet.’ No names, no pack drill [E20th] means that punishment for a misdeed cannot be meted out if everyone involved keeps silent about what has happened. Pack drill is a form of military punishment in which an offender has to perform parade-ground exercises carrying a heavy pack. It soon spread from army circles, especially as a joking aside advising someone to be careful how much they say about a particular person or matter.