Full Idea
The meaning of a proper name is the object itself which we designate by using it.
Gist of Idea
The meaning of a proper name is the designated object
Source
Gottlob Frege (On Sense and Reference [1892], p.30)
Book Reference
Frege,Gottlob: 'Translations from the Writings of Gottlob Frege', ed/tr. Geach,P/Black,M [Blackwell 1980], p.60
A Reaction
I can't actually make sense of this. How can a physical object be identical with a meaning? What sort of thing is a 'meaning'? Meanings are just 'in the head', I suspect.