ˈklēp transitive verb
( cleped -ēpt, -ept ; cleped “ ; or ycleped iˈklēpt, ēˈk-, -ept ; or yclept -ept ; clep·ing -ēpiŋ ; clepes -ēps)
Etymology: Middle English clepen, from Old English clipian, cleopian to speak, cry out, call; akin to Old Frisian kleppa, klippa to ring, knock, Middle Low German kleperen to clatter and perhaps to Old English clæppan to clap — more at clap
archaic : to call by the name of : name , call
they clepe us drunkards — Shakespeare
a loose lady yclept Julie — Will Cuppy