New

See also: new, ñew, and new-

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the adjective new.
• Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”).
• As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu.
• As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).

Proper noun

New

1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
   • 1980, John Douglas Sinks, Karen Mirinda Cain, Sinks: A Family History, page 9:

     The surname, "New," appears on both Hampshire Co., Virginia and Pendleton Co., Kentucky records.

2. (Oxford University, informal, uncommon) Ellipsis of New College, Oxford..

Anagrams

• Wen, wen