Nazareth

English

Etymology

Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæzəɹəθ/

Proper noun

Nazareth

2. A city in northern Israel.
3. Places in the Philippines:
   1. A barangay of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
   2. A barangay of Buruanga, Aklan, Philippines.
   3. A barangay of Sibalom, Antique, Philippines.
   4. A barangay of Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
   5. A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
   6. A barangay of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
4. Former name of Adama Ethiopia, alternatively Nazreth.

Derived terms

• New Nazareth

Related terms

• Nazarene

Translations

a city in northern Israel

• Aghwan: 𐕎𐔰𐔵𐔰𐕙𐔴𐔸 (nazaret)
• Arabic: النَّاصِرَة f (an-nāṣira)

  Hijazi Arabic: النَّاصرة f (an-nāṣra)

• Aramaic:

  Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܵܨܪܲܬ݂ (nāṣraṯ)

• Armenian: Նազարեթ (Nazaretʻ)
• Catalan: Natzaret (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拿撒勒 (zh) (Násālè), 納匝肋 / 纳匝肋 (zh) (Nàzālèi), 那薩羅 / 那萨罗 (Nàsàluó)

• Czech: Nazaret (cs) m
• Dutch: Nazareth (nl) n
• Estonian: Naatsaret
• Farefare: Nazarɛtɩ, Nazareti
• Finnish: Nasaret (fi)
• French: Nazareth (fr) m
• Galician: Nazaret (gl)
• German: Nazareth (de) n, Nazaret n
• Gothic: 𐌽𐌰𐌶𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸 (nazaraiþ)
• Greek: Ναζαρέτ (el) f (Nazarét)

  Ancient: Ναζαρέτ f (Nazarét), Ναζαρέθ m (Nazaréth)

• Hawaiian: Nazareta
• Hebrew: נָצְרַת (he) f (natsrát)
• Hindi: नासरत m (nāsarat)
• Hungarian: Názáret (hu)
• Irish: Nazarat m, Nasaireit f
• Italian: Nazaret f
• Japanese: ナザレ (Nazare)
• Kazakh: Назарет (Nazaret)
• Khmer: ណាសារ៉ែត (naasaaraet)
• Lao: ນາຊາເຣັດ (nā sā ret)
• Latin: Nāzara f, Nāzareth f
• Latvian: Nācarete f
• Lithuanian: Nazaretas m
• Macedonian: Назарет m (Nazaret)
• Malay: Nazaret (Christianity)
• Maltese: Nazzarett
• Manx: Nasair
• Maori: Nahareta
• Navajo: Názareth
• Ngazidja Comorian: Nazareti
• Ottoman Turkish: ناصره (Nâsıre)
• Persian: ناصره (fa) (nâsere)
• Polish: Nazaret (pl) m
• Portuguese: Nazaré (pt)
• Russian: Назаре́т (ru) m (Nazarét)
• Shan: ၼႃႇၸရႅတ်ႈ (nàa tsǎ rēt)
• Spanish: Nazaret (es)
• Swedish: Nasaret
• Tamil: நாசரேத்து (ta) (nācarēttu)
• Thai: นาซาเร็ธ (th)
• Turkish: Nasıra
• Urdu: ناصرہ m (nāṣirah)

Further reading

• Nazareth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Hetrazan

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Nazareth in 1866. Named after a former farmstead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.zaː.rɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Na‧za‧reth

Proper noun

Nazareth n

1. a neighbourhood of Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːtsaˌʁɛt/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Nazareth n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazareths)

1. Nazareth (city in Palestine, modern Israel)

Italian

Etymology

Probably an auspicious surname given to foundlings, from the name of the city where Jesus lived.

Proper noun

Nazareth m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth, “Nazareth”), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת (Nāṣraṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnaːz.za.rɛtʰ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnad̪.d̪͡z̪a.ret̪]

Proper noun

Nāzareth f (indeclinable)

1. alternative form of Nāzara

References

• “Nāzăreth”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Nazareth in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Nāzareth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑt.sɑ.ret/

Proper noun

Nazareth ?

1. Nazareth (an ancient city in modern northern Israel)