# #NAME?

the formula contains text the engine does not recognise.

## what it means

Something in the formula is being read as a name — a function, a named range, or a defined constant — and no such name exists.

## common causes

- a misspelled function name, e.g. =SUMM(A1:A2)
- a function this engine does not implement
- a named range that was never defined or has been deleted
- text used without quotes, so it reads as a name rather than a string

## how to fix it

- check the spelling against the function reference
- quote text literals: ="total" not =total
- define the named range, or replace it with a direct reference

## related

#VALUE! · #REF!

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