---
title: name
framework: mapkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkit/mkmapitem/name
---

# name

The descriptive name associated with the map item.

## Declaration

```swift
var name: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property to specify the name associated with the location. For example, if there’s a business at the specified location, use this property to specify the name of the business. If this map item represents the user’s location, the value in this property is a localized version of Current Location.

## See Also

### Accessing the map item attributes

- [MKMapItem.Identifier](mapkit/mkmapitem/identifier-swift.class.md)
- [alternateIdentifiers](mapkit/mkmapitem/alternateidentifiers.md)
- [identifier](mapkit/mkmapitem/identifier-swift.property.md)
- [isCurrentLocation](mapkit/mkmapitem/iscurrentlocation.md)
- [placemark](mapkit/mkmapitem/placemark.md)
- [pointOfInterestCategory](mapkit/mkmapitem/pointofinterestcategory.md)
- [phoneNumber](mapkit/mkmapitem/phonenumber.md)
- [timeZone](mapkit/mkmapitem/timezone.md)
- [url](mapkit/mkmapitem/url.md)