Call or name

i know a website which is called EnglishForward.com.(example) but i would write, named in this sentence. it is better choice than called, according to the text.

Hi,

Both are commonly used, but I think 'called' is probably a bit more common, a bit more informal.

Best wishes, Clive

yes clive you're right. but to me in this sentence named is a better choice.

to you, why is called better?

Hi,

In everyday spoken English, I say and hear 'called' a lot more.

Clive

RotterI have created a text file and named it 'French(1).txt.
So on my system there is a file called/named 'French(1).txt.
Would you write 'called' or 'named' in this context?

Google search yielded:
957 hits for "I/We/They named the file …"
683 hits for "I/We/They called the file …"
9,500 hits for "The file is named … tx

I would use "name" to describe the act of giving the file a name (cf. the menu option "rename"), but "it's called", etc. when referring to it later.

MrP

"called" is much more common. "A website named EnglishForward.com" sounds very strange, although correct. In formal writing "named" may be used, but I woud never say that.

You will often hear:
"It's called google.com"

Hello Anon

It's a question of the distinction between "naming" (i.e. the act of giving a name to something) and "referring" (i.e. the act of referring to something that has already been named).

MrP