nye
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nye¹
- /naɪ/
Sounds like nigh · Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), from Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nest.
noun nyes
- Alternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).
NYE²
proper noun
- Initialism of New Year's Eve
Nye³
Where it comes from
Topographic surname which derives from a misdivision of Middle English atten (“at the”) + ei (“island”) or æ (“river, waterway”).
proper noun Nyes
- A surname from Middle English.
- A village in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.
- An unincorporated community in Stillwater County, Montana, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
- A neighborhood of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
- Ellipsis of Nye County
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sinai, nide, covey, pheasant, peahen, peacock-pheasant, brood, broodling, congregation, feather, pea-pheasant, clutch, blood partridge, peafowl, parcel, fowl
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title = {nye},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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