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Collins cobuild usage says

You can use called either after a noun or after be, the book was called The Goalkeeper's Revenge.

You only use named immediately after a noun, The victim was an 18-year-old girl named Marinetta.

Why is it so?

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    The Collins dictionary's online entry for name contains many examples of "named", and almost all of them don't follow that rule. So you should probably just ignore that advice. But I'm curious to see if someone knows what they're really trying to say, and if it can really be useful. Did your COBUILD book mention if this is specific to a certain region, like UK or US? – Dan Getz Aug 15 '21 at 17:16
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    As a post-head modifier "named" occurs immediately after a noun. But in a passive construction it can be complement to the verb "be", as in "The baby was named Sarah". – BillJ Aug 15 '21 at 17:42
  • Ex: Named Sarah, the child demonstrated talent from an early age. The Collins cobuild is only right if it had said, "You usually use named..." Of course, there's also named used as a verb, like "I named her Sam." – FeliniusRex - gone Aug 16 '21 at 14:25
  • Named" is also a verb in the passive clause "The baby was named xyz". – BillJ Aug 16 '21 at 18:35

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