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nimi.

name

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnimi/[ˈnimi]

  1. name

    antaa nimeksi
    vannoa jonkun nimeen
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *nimi (compare Estonian nimi), from Proto-Uralic *nime (compare Northern Sami namma, Erzya лем (lem), Eastern Mari лӱм (lüm), Komi-Zyrian ним (ńim), Hungarian név, Tundra Nenets нюмʼ (nyum)); see the Proto-Uralic entry for more.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.