"naam" meaning in Dutch

See naam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /naːm/ Audio: Nl-naam.ogg Forms: namen [plural], naampje [diminutive, neuter], name [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -aːm Etymology: From Middle Dutch name, from Old Dutch namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Compare German Name, West Frisian namme, English name, Danish navn. Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:inh|dum:name<id:namo>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*namô", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*namō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Dutch", "term" : "namo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "odt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle Dutch", "term" : "name", "lang" : "dum" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "naam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nl" }" data-lang="nl" data-title="naam">, {{inh|nl|dum|name}} Middle Dutch name, {{inh|nl|odt|namo}} Old Dutch namo, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*namō}} Proto-West Germanic *namō, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*namô}} Proto-Germanic *namô, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*h₁nómn̥}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥, {{cog|de|Name}} German Name, {{cog|fy|namme}} West Frisian namme, {{cog|en|name}} English name, {{cog|da|navn}} Danish navn Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} naam m (plural namen, diminutive naampje n)
  1. name Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-naam-nl-noun-gqNTf~Db Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymon, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymon, Onomastics Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Onomastics: 100 0
  2. (uncountable) reputation Tags: masculine, uncountable Synonyms: reputatie
    Sense id: en-naam-nl-noun-VW7HSF22 Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymon, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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