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== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: nām, IPA(key): /neɪm/ Rhymes: -eɪm === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Alternative forms ==== nyem (Geordie) ==== Noun ==== name (plural names) Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. Synonyms: proper name; see also Thesaurus:name A reputation. 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13: And David won a name for himself. An abusive or insulting epithet. A person (or legal person). p. 2002, second edition of, 2002, Graham Richards, Putting Psychology in its Place, →ISBN, page 287 [1] Later British psychologists interested in this topic include such major names as Cyril Burt, William McDougall, […] . 2008 edition of, 1998, S. B. Budhiraja and M. B. Athreya, Cases in Strategic Management, →ISBN page 79 [2]: Would it be able to fight the competition from ITC Agro Tech and Liptons who were ready and able to commit large resources? With such big names as competitors, would this business be viable for Marico? 2009 third edition of, 1998, Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt, Tourism and Sustainability, →ISBN, page 29 [3]: International non-governmental organisations (INGOs), including such household names as Amnesty International, Greenpeace and […] . Those of a certain name; a race; a family. An authority; a behalf. (computing) An identifier, generally a unique string of characters. (UK, finance) An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Sranan Tongo: nen → Japanese: ネーム (nēmu) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== ==== References ==== name on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === 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 ==== name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named) (ditransitive) To give a name to. (transitive) To mention, specify. (transitive) To identify as relevant or important (transitive) To publicly implicate by name. (transitive, of a person) To disclose the name of. (transitive) To designate for a role. Synonym: nominate (transitive, Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct. ===== Synonyms ===== (give a name to): bename, designate, dub; see also Thesaurus:denominate (specify): nominate; see also Thesaurus:specify ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Spanish ñame, substituting n for the unfamiliar Spanish letter ñ. Doublet of yam. ==== Alternative forms ==== ñame, namé ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /n(j)ɑmeɪ/ ==== Noun ==== name (plural names) Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking. ===== Synonyms ===== cush-cush greater yam ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === -mane, -nema, Amen, Eman, Enma, MEAN, MENA, Mena, NEMA, NMEA, amen, mane, mean, mnae, neam == Afrikaans == === Noun === name plural of naam == Central Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sanskrit नामन् (nāman). Cognate with English name. === Noun === name name === References === "Besemah" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283. == Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). === Noun === name ? (Tredici Comuni) name === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːmə/ === Verb === name (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of nemen === Noun === name (archaic) dative singular of naam obsolete form of naam === Anagrams === amen, mane == Eastern Arrernte == === Noun === name grass === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. == Japanese == === Romanization === name Rōmaji transcription of なめ == Lithuanian == === Noun === name m locative singular of namas vocative singular of namas == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch namo. ==== Noun ==== nāme m or f name fame, reputation ===== Inflection ===== ===== Derived terms ===== nāmen ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: naam, name (obsolete)Afrikaans: naamBerbice Creole Dutch: namJersey Dutch: nâmNegerhollands: naamPetjo: naamSkepi Creole Dutch: nam, naam→ Caribbean Hindustani: nám Limburgish: naam, naom === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch *nāma, from Proto-Germanic *nēmō. ==== Noun ==== nâme f taking receiving ===== Inflection ===== ===== Related terms ===== nēmen ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: name (mostly in compounds) === Further reading === “name”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “name (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “name (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nome (West Midland, Southern) === Etymology === From Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnaːm(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈnɔ̞ːm(ə)/ (West Midland or Southern) === Noun === name (plural names or (mostly early) namen) name ==== Related terms ==== surname ==== Descendants ==== English: name → Sranan Tongo: nen → Japanese: ネーム Geordie: nyem Scots: name, naim, nem, nome Yola: naame, name, naume ==== References ==== “nāme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle High German == === Etymology === Inherited from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈnamə/ === Noun === nāme m name (grammar) noun 14th century, Heinrich von Mügeln. Normalised spellings: 1867, Karl Julis Schröer, Die Dichtungen Heinrichs von Mügeln (Mogelîn) nach den Handschriften besprochen, Wien, p. 476: ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Alemannic German: Naame Italian Walser: namä, noame, nomu, nàmund Bavarian: Nama, Nam, Nåm Cimbrian: nåm, name, naamo Mòcheno: nu'm Udinese: nome, nòmm, nome, nomat German: Name, Namen Luxembourgish: Numm Rhine Franconian: Pennsylvania German: Naame Yiddish: נאָמען (nomen) == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Persian نامه (nâme). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑːˈmɛ/ === Noun === name f letter (a document) == Ojibwe == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *name·wa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nʌˈmeː/ === Noun === name anim (plural namewag, diminutive namens) sturgeon, especially lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) ==== Derived terms ==== namekaa ==== Descendants ==== Potawatomi: namé (“sturgeon”) === References === The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/name-na == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑː.me/ === Verb === nāme alternative form of nōme == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Verb === name singular optative active of namati (“to bend”) == Volapük == === Noun === name dative singular of nam == Yola == === Noun === name alternative form of naame === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 114 == Zazaki == === Etymology === From Proto-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnā́ma, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɔːme/ === Noun === name (nam) name reputation