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name¹
- /neɪm/ US, UK
- /nɛjm/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
PIE word
*h₁nómn̥
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Germanic *namô
Proto-West Germanic *namō
Old English nama
Middle English name
English name
From Middle English name, nome, from Old English nama, noma, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô (“name”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).
Cognates
Germanic Cognates: Yola naame, name, naume (“name”), North Frisian Naam, neem, noome, nööm (“name”), Saterland Frisian Nome, Noome (“name”), West Frisian namme (“name”), Alemannic German Naame, namä, noame, nomu, nàmund (“name”), Cimbrian naamo, name, nåm (“name”), Dutch naam, name (“name”), German Nahme, Name (“name”), German Low German Naam (“name”), Luxembourgish Numm (“name”), Mòcheno nu'm (“name”), Vilamovian noma (“name”), Yiddish נאָמען (nomen, “name”), Danish, Faroese and Norwegian Bokmål navn (“name”), Icelandic nafn (“name”), Norwegian Nynorsk nabn, namn (“name”), Swedish namn (“name”), Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 (namō, “name”).
Indo-European Cognates: Latin nōmen (“name”) (whence Spanish nombre (“name”)), Russian имя (imja, “name”), Ashkun nām (“name”), Kamkata-viri nom, num (“name”), Prasuni nom, nëmë (“name”), Waigali nām (“name”), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man, “name”).
Possible cognates outside of Indo-European include Finnish nimi (“name”) and Hungarian név (“name”). Doublet of nomen, noun, and -onym. False cognate of Japanese 名前 (namae).
noun names · nyem
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
- A reputation. Good name in man and woman, dear my lord Is the immediate jewel of their souls.
- An abusive or insulting epithet. Stop calling me names!
- A person (or legal person). They list with women each degenerate name.
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family. The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his name, came every day to pay their feigned civilities.
- An authority; a behalf. Halt in the name of the law!
- An identifier, generally a unique string of characters.
- An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability.
Similar: name, nomenclature, proper name
name²
- /neɪm/ US, UK
- /nɛjm/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English namen, from Old English namian (“to name, mention”) and ġenamian (“to name, call, appoint”), from Proto-West Germanic *namōn (“to name”). Cognate with West Frisian neame (“to name; to mention”). Compare also Old English nemnan, nemnian (“to name, give a name to a person or thing”).
verb names · naming · named
- To give a name to. One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
- To mention, specify. He named his demands.
- To identify as relevant or important naming the problem
- To publicly implicate by name. The painter was named as an accomplice.
- To disclose the name of. Police are not naming the suspect as he is a minor.
- To designate for a role. My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
- To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct. I must warn the Right Honourable gentleman, that if he persists in his refusal to comply with my order to withdraw [the words "deliberately deceptive"], I shall be compelled to name him.
name³
- /n(j)ɑmeɪ/
- /neɪm/ US, UK
- /nɛjm/ British, Southern, Standard
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish ñame, substituting n for the unfamiliar Spanish letter ñ. Doublet of yam.
noun names · ñame · namé
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
Similar: name, nomenclature, proper name
NAmE⁴
proper noun
- Abbreviation of North American English.North American English
