"Ney" meaning in English

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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|s}} Ney (plural Neys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Ney-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Portuguese Ney, a clipping of Neymar. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Ney}} Portuguese Ney, {{clipping|pt|Neymar|nocap=1|nocat=1}} clipping of Neymar Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ney
  1. Nickname for Neymar (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
    Sense id: en-Ney-en-name-bfHI4ilK Categories (other): Nicknames for individuals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 25 32 25 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 35 24 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 38 19 25 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 41 22 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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