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Old English nama, from Proto-Germanic *namon, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nḗh₃mn̥ (“‘name’”).
Germanic cognates: Old High German namo (Modern German Name), Old Saxon namo (Dutch naam), Old Frisian noma, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉, Old Norse nafn (Swedish namn).
Indo-European cognates: Latin nōmen (French nom), Greek ὄνομα (onoma), Persian نام (nâm), Old Irish ainm (Cornish hanow), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬨𐬀 (nama), Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę) (Russian имя (ímja)), Tocharian A ñom and Tocharian B ñem.
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Singular
name
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Plural
names
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name (plural names)
- Any word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- 1904, L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
- So good a man as this must surely have a name.
- Reputation.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, III-iii ,
- Good name in man and woman, dear my lord / Is the immediate jewel of their souls.[1]
- 1952, Old Testament, Revised Standard Version, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 2 Samuel 8:13,
- And David won a name for himself.[2]
- (computing): A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
- An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
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word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing
- Afrikaans: naam m.
- Aghul: тур
- Albanian: emër sq(sq) m.
- American Sign Language: H@RadialFinger-H@CenterChesthigh Contact Contact
- Arabic: اِسْم (ism) m., أسْمَاء (ʔasmáʔ) pl.
- Aragonese: nombre
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܫܡܐ (šmā’) m.
- Hebrew: שמא (šmā’) m.
- Armenian: անուն (anun)
- Azeri: ad az(az)
- Basque: izen
- Belarusian: імя be(be) (imjá) n., назоў be(be) (nazów) m., назва be(be) (názva) f.
- Bengali: নাম (nām)
- Bosnian: ime bs(bs) n.
- Breton: ano m., anv m.
- Bulgarian: име bg(bg) (ime) n.
- Catalan: nom m.
- Chinese: 名 (míng), 名字 (míngzì)
- Chiricahua: -́zhii
- Chuvash: ят (jat)
- Coptic: ⲣⲁⲛ (ran)
- Crimean Tatar: ad, isim
- Croatian: ime hr(hr) n.
- Czech: jméno cs(cs) n.
- Danish: navn da(da)
- Dutch: naam nl(nl) m.
- Egyptian: rn
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- Esperanto: nomo eo(eo)
- Estonian: nimi et(et)
- Finnish: nimi fi(fi)
- French: nom fr(fr) m.
- Georgian: სახელი ka(ka) (saxeli)
- German: Name de(de) m.
- Greek: όνομα el(el) (ónoma) n.
- Hawaiian: inoa
- Hebrew: שם (šem) m.
- Hindi: नाम (nām) m.
- Hungarian: név hu(hu)
- Icelandic: nafn is(is)
- Ido: nomo
- Indonesian: nama id(id)
- Interlingua: nomine
- Irish: ainm ga(ga) m.
- Italian: nome it(it) m.
- Japanese: 名前 ja(ja) (なまえ, namae)
- Karachay-Balkar: ат (at)
- Kazakh: есім kk(kk) (esím), ат kk(kk) (at)
- Korean: 이름 (ireum)
- Kurdish: nav, ناو
- Kyrgyz: ат ky(ky) (at)
- Lao: ຊື່ lo(lo) (syy), ນາມ lo(lo) (naam)
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- Latin: nōmen (nōminis) n.
- Lithuanian: vardas lt(lt)
- Lojban: cmene
- Luhya: lisina
- Luxembourgish: numm
- Macedonian: име n.
- Malay: nama ms(ms) n.
- Manx: ainm gv(gv) m.
- Maori: ingoa mi(mi)
- Marathi: नाव
- Navajo: -́zhi’, yízhí
- Norwegian: navn no(no)
- Novial: nome
- Old English: nama ang(ang) m.
- Old Irish: ainm n.
- Persian: نام fa(fa) (nām), اسم fa(fa) (esm)
- Pitjantjatjara: ini
- Plains Apache: -zhííh
- Polish: imię pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: nome pt(pt) m.
- Quechua: suti
- Rohingya: nam
- Romani: anav m.
- Romanian: nume ro(ro) n.
- Russian: имя (ímja) n.
- Sanskrit: नामन् sa(sa) (nā́man) n.
- Scottish Gaelic: ainm gd(gd) m.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: име n.
- Roman: ime n.
- Sicilian: nomu m.
- Slovene: ime sl(sl) n.
- Sotho: lebitso st(st)
- Spanish: nombre es(es) m.
- Swahili: jina sw(sw) sg., majina sw(sw) pl.
- Swedish: namn sv(sv) n.
- Tagalog: ngalan, pangalan
- Tahitian: i’oa
- Tajik: ном tg(tg) (nom), ism tg(tg) (ism), исм tg(tg) (ism)
- Tatar: исем tt(tt) (isem), ат tt(tt) (at)
- Telugu: పేరు te(te) (pEru)
- Thai: ชื่อ (chùu), นาม (naam)
- Tocharian A: ñom
- Tocharian B: ñem
- Turkish: ad tr(tr), isim tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: ім'я (ímja) n.
- Urdu: نام ur(ur) (nām) m., اسم ur(ur) (ism) m.
- Uzbek: ism uz(uz), nom uz(uz), ot uz(uz)
- Vietnamese: tên vi(vi)
- Volapük: nem
- Welsh: enw cy(cy)
- West Frisian: namme fy(fy) c.
- Western Apache: -̨́-̨́zhi’, -́zhi’
- Yiddish: נאָמען (nomen) m.
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reputation
- Albanian: emër sq(sq)
- Arabic: اِشْتِهَار ar(ar) (ištihār) m.
- Armenian: անուն hy(hy) (anun)
- Bosnian: ugled bs(bs) m.
- Bulgarian: име (ime) n., имена (imena) pl.
- Catalan: reputació f.
- Croatian: ugled hr(hr) m.
- Czech: jméno cs(cs) n.
- Dutch: naam nl(nl) m., roep nl(nl) m.
- Finnish: maine fi(fi), kunnia fi(fi)
- French: nom fr(fr) m.
- German: Name de(de) m., Ruf de(de) m.
- Greek: όνομα el(el) (ónoma) n.
- Hebrew: שם (šem) m.
- Hindi: नाम, प्रतिष्ठा
- Hungarian: hírnév hu(hu)
- Interlingua: fama, reputation
- Italian: fama it(it) f., riputazione it(it) f.
- Japanese: 評判 (ひょうばん, hyōban)
- Korean: 평판 (pyeongpan), 명성 (myeongseong), 세평 (sepyeong)
- Kurdish: ناو
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- Latin: fama f., existimatio f.
- Malay: nama ms(ms) n.
- Marathi: प्रतिष्ठा, नाव
- Norwegian: navn no(no) n., ry no(no) n.
- Persian: نام fa(fa) (nām)
- Polish: reputacja pl(pl) f., sława pl(pl) f.
- Portuguese: nome pt(pt) m., fama pt(pt) f., reputação pt(pt) f.
- Romanian: reputaţie ro(ro) f., renume ro(ro) n., nume ro(ro) n.
- Russian: имя (ímja) n., имена (imená) pl.
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: углед m.
- Roman: ugled m.
- Slovene: ime sl(sl) n.
- Spanish: fama es(es) f., reputación es(es) f.
- Swahili: jina sw(sw)
- Swedish: namn sv(sv) n.
- Telugu: కీర్తి te(te) (kIrti)
- Turkish: nam tr(tr)
- Ukrainian: репутація (reputátsija) f.
- Vietnamese: tiếng tăm vi(vi)
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Infinitive
to name
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Third person singular
names
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Simple past
named
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Past participle
named
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Present participle
naming
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to name (third-person singular simple present names, present participle naming, simple past and past participle named)
- (transitive) To give a name to.
- 1904: L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz — I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'
- (transitive) To mention, specify.
- He named his demands.
- You name it!
- (transitive) To identify as relevant or important
- naming the problem
- (transitive) To publicly implicate.
- The painter was named as an accomplice.
- (transitive) To designate for a role.
- My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
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give a name to
- Arabic: سَمّى (sámma)
- Armenian: անվանել hy(hy) (anvanel), կոչել hy(hy) (kočel)
- Bosnian: imenovati bs(bs), naditi bs(bs)
- Breton: envel, radical anv-
- Bulgarian: именувам bg(bg) (imenuvam), назовавам bg(bg) (nazovavam)
- Catalan: anomenar
- Chinese: 命名 (mìng míng)
- Czech: pojmenovat cs(cs)
- Danish: døbe, navngive
- Dutch: noemen (~ after: ~ naar)
- Esperanto: nomi eo(eo)
- Finnish: nimetä fi(fi)
- French: nommer fr(fr), dénommer fr(fr)
- German: nennen de(de), taufen de(de), bezeichnen de(de)
- Greek: ονομάζω el(el) (onomázo), ονοματίζω el(el) (onomatízo)
- Hungarian: nevez, elnevez vmi./vki. után (to name after something/someone)
- Indonesian: menamai id(id)
- Interlingua: nominar, denominar
- Italian: nomare it(it)
- Japanese: 名付ける (なづける, nazukeru)
- Jingpho: amying
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identify, define, specify
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name
- letter (a document)
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name m.
- Locative singular form of namas.
- Vocative singular form of namas.
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name (Pinyin nàme, traditional 那麼, simplified 那么)
- so; that
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name (Pinyin nàme, traditional 那麼, simplified 那么)
- in that case; then
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