From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1600:
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
Meaning: what matters is what something is, not what it is called
2010年3月27日
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it meant to say that the names of things do not matter, only what things are.
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Norman and roi g are correct. Something's nature is more important than its name.
To rewrite the quote simply, we could say:
Is there anything important in a name? The thing we call a "rose" would smell just as sweet if we called it something else.