What is "household name"

n. 1 A brand name that is well known to the great majority of households. 2 A genericized trademark. 3 (context idiomatic English) A very well-known public figure.

Household name may refer to:

• a brand name that is very well known to the great majority of households, see brand awareness
• a person that is very well-known, see celebrity
• a mis-used term to hype a particular product, see hype