Senses
寄名 to adopt a family name
To take the surname of an adoptive family.
寄名 to be a member in name only
To have one's name listed on a roll without performing actual duties; to be a nominal member.
寄名 to take a religious name
To adopt a Buddhist or Taoist name (of monks or nuns).
寄名 to be an honorary foster child
In traditional custom, to formally place a child under the spiritual protection of an elderly person, a temple, or a deity as an adoptive parent, often to ward off bad luck or illness.