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nomen.

name, family name; noun; account, entry in debt ledger; sake; title, heading;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnoː.mɛn]Classical-Latin[ˈnɔː.men]

  1. name

    declension-3

  2. short for nomen gentile, nomen, the family name in a Roman name, indicating the person's gens

    abbreviation · alt-of · declension-3 · historical

  3. title

    declension-3

  4. noun, inclusive of substantives, adjectives, pronouns, articles, and numerals

    declension-3 · form-of · inclusive · noun

  5. debt, particularly a written bond or item of debt

    declension-3 · figuratively

  6. people, race

    declension-3 · figuratively · metonymically

  7. fame, renown

    declension-3 · figuratively

  8. reputation, good name

    declension-3 · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *nōmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). The long ō (and spurious g in compounds) is from false association with gnōscō (“know, recognize”). In the grammatical sense of “noun”, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma). Cognate with Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Tocharian A ñom, Old Irish ainmm, Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę), Old English nama (English name). Doublet of onoma.

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