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Pronunciation / Transliteration: nom
"Quel est votre nom?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known, addressed, or referred to.
"What is the name of your new dog?"
- 1
Give a particular name to; identify or specify by name.
"She named her daughter after her grandmother."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'nama', of Germanic origin; cognate with Dutch 'naam', German 'Name', and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*h₃nómn-'. Historically, it has maintained its core function of identifying and distinguishing individuals, places, and things across millennia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Name" is said worldwide
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nom
Transliteration: nom
"Quel est votre nom?"
Name
Transliteration: nah-muh
"Wie ist dein Name?"
nome
Transliteration: no-me
"Qual è il tuo nome?"
nombre
Transliteration: nom-bre
"¿Cuál es tu nombre?"
nome
Transliteration: no-mi
"Qual é o seu nome?"
नाम
Transliteration: naam
"आपका नाम क्या है?"
名字
Transliteration: míngzi
"你的名字是什么？"
이름
Transliteration: ireum
"이름이 무엇입니까?"
名前
Transliteration: namae
"お名前は何ですか？"
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