Is Al-A'mash a proper name or a title?

The questioner : It is called Al-A'mash.

The Shaykh : Yes, Al-A'mash is a proper name, not a title? It is a proper name, a title.

The questioner : Could it be a name, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : It cannot, because if you make it a title, it means you considered it a description, but it is a proper name. As for a name, you do not consider it a description at all; a name is one that does not convey praise or blame, it is merely a proper name, like "al-Sakhrah" (the Rock) for a pebble.
The student: O Shaykh, is it a basket?

The Shaykh : Is it clear?
The student: A basket, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Yes?