Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fame \Fame\, n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak, akin to
   Gr. ???? a saying, report, ????? to speak. See {Ban}, and cf.
   {Fable}, {Fate}, {Euphony}, {Blame}.]
   1. Public report or rumor.

            The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.
                                                  --Gen. xlv.
                                                  16.

   2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public
      estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable;
      as, the fame of Washington.

            I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.
                                                  --Shak.

   Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.

Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Faming}.]
   1. To report widely or honorably.

            The field where thou art famed To have wrought such
            wonders.                              --Milton.

   2. To make famous or renowned.

            Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

fame
     n 1: the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
          [syn: {celebrity}, {renown}] [ant: {infamy}]
     2: favorable public reputation [ant: {infamy}]