Full Idea
The familiar problems with the Millian view of names are the problem of positive and negative existential statements, empty names, identity sentences, and propositional attitude ascription.
Gist of Idea
Millian names struggle with existence, empty names, identities and attitude ascription
Source
Kent Bach (What Does It Take to Refer? [2006], 22.2 L1)
Book Reference
'Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Language', ed/tr. Lepore,E/Smith,B [OUP 2008], p.538
A Reaction
I take this combination of problems to make an overwhelming case against the daft idea that the semantics of a name amounts to the actual object it picks out. It is a category mistake to attempt to insert a person into a sentence.