名なが挙あがる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

become famous; gain recognition

Used when someone's name becomes well-known, often through achievement or notoriety. The subject is typically a person or their name.

• 彼かれはその発はつ明めいで一いち躍やく名なが挙あがった。

  He suddenly became famous for that invention.

• あの事じ件けんで彼かれの名なが挙あがった。

  His name came up in that incident.