Namen

See also: namen, nàmèn, and nämen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.mə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Na‧men
• Rhymes: -aːmən
• Homophone: namen

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Namen n

1. Namur, a city in southern Belgium.
2. Namur, a former countship in present Belgium, named after its above capital city.
3. Namur, a province of Belgium, named after its above capital city.

Derived terms

• Namens

 

See also

• (provinces of Belgium) Provincies van België; Antwerpen, Henegouwen, Limburg, Luik, Luxemburg, Namen, Oost-Vlaanderen, Vlaams-Brabant, Waals-Brabant, West-Vlaanderen ^{(Category: nl:Provinces of Belgium)}

Etymology 2

Named after count John I of Namur (Dutch Namen, see Etymology 1), whose name was given to the polder in which this village was situated and after which it was named, as the construction of the Polder van Namen was done under the auspices of count John.

Proper noun

Namen n

1. (historical) A former village in the flooded lands of Saeftinghe, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, The Netherlands.

   Holonym: Saeftinghe

Anagrams

• manen

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːmən/

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Noun

Namen m (strong, genitive Namens, plural Namen)

1. Alternative form of Name

Further reading

• “Namen” in Duden online
• “Namen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Noun

Namen m

1. inflection of Name:
   1. dative/accusative singular
   2. all-case plural

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Namen n (proper noun, strong, genitive Namens)

1. Namur, a city in southern Belgium.
2. Namur, a former countship in present Belgium, named after its above capital city.
3. Namur, a province of Belgium, named after its above capital city.

Anagrams

• Manen