Nun

See also: nun, nún, nùn, ñun, Nun., and ن

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew.

Proper noun

Nun

1. (very rare) A male given name from Hebrew
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 34:9:
     :

     And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Nun

1. The languages of the Bamun people of western Cameroon.