namen

See also: Namen, nàmèn, and nämen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.mə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: na‧men
• Rhymes: -aːmən

Verb

namen

1. inflection of nemen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Noun

namen

1. plural of naam

Anagrams

• manen

Garo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

namen

1. very

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From nāme +‎ -en.

Verb

nāmen

1. To name, to give a name to.
2. To name, to mention.

Inflection

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Etymology 2

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Noun

namen ?

1. Namur (a city and county in modern Belgium)

Inflection

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Descendants

• Dutch: Namen

Further reading

• “namen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “namen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “namen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English naman; equivalent to name +‎ -en (plural suffix).

Noun

namen

1. (Early Middle English) plural of name