"Ney" meaning in English

See Ney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Neys [plural]
Etymology: * As an English surname, variant of Nye. * As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from the source of McNee. * As a north German and Jewish surname, variant of Neu. Sometimes shortened from Neuberger. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|-}} Scottish Gaelic, {{der|en|ga|-}} Irish, {{der|en|de|-}} German Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Neys}} Ney (plural Neys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ney-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A nickname of Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, a Brazilian footballer born in 1992
    Sense id: en-Ney-en-name-NdjwvanF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nicknames of individuals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Nicknames of individuals: 13 87

Inflected forms

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