"name" meaning in Middle English

See name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnaːm(ə)/, /ˈnɔ̞ːm(ə)/ (note: West Midland or Southern) Forms: names [plural], namen [error-unknown-tag, plural], nome [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|nama}} Old English nama, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*namō}} Proto-West Germanic *namō, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*namô}} Proto-Germanic *namô, {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*h₁nómn̥}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} name, {{enm-noun|pl2=namen|pl2_qual=mostly early}} name (plural names or (mostly early) namen)
  1. name Related terms: surname
    Sense id: en-name-enm-noun-gqNTf~Db Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries, Onomastics, Pages with 18 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 18 entries: 5 12 12 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 5 7 3 3 4 4 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 11 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 4 6 3 3 4 4 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
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          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "nen"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "ネーム"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
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      "lang": "Geordie",
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    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
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      "word": "name"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "name"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
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      },
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      },
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      "form": "names",
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        "plural"
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        }
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnaːm(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔ̞ːm(ə)/",
      "note": "West Midland or Southern"
    }
  ],
  "word": "name"
}
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    "en:Root vegetables",
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      "word": "name"
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "nem"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "nome"
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "naame"
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "name"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "naume"
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        "3": "*namô"
      },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English nama, from Proto-West Germanic *namō, from Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥.",
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    {
      "form": "names",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "namen",
      "tags": [
        "error-unknown-tag",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nome",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "surname"
    }
  ],
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        "Middle English lemmas",
        "Middle English nouns",
        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English weak nouns",
        "Pages with 18 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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          "#English"
        ]
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnaːm(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnɔ̞ːm(ə)/",
      "note": "West Midland or Southern"
    }
  ],
  "word": "name"
}

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