---
title: name
framework: mapkitjs
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mapkitjs/place/name
---

# name

The name of the place.

## Declaration

```data
name: string | null;
```

## Discussion

Discussion For example, the name for a specific place in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, is "Lindley Meadow".

## See Also

### Place name and category

- [formattedAddress](mapkitjs/place/formattedaddress.md)
- [areasOfInterest](mapkitjs/place/areasofinterest.md)
- [pointOfInterestCategory](mapkitjs/place/pointofinterestcategory.md)