Name
Meaning
- (masculine,weak) name (forename, Christian name, given name)
- (masculine,weak) name (surname, family name)
- (masculine,weak) name (full name)
- (in-compounds,masculine,weak) noun, examples include Eigenname (proper noun), Sammelname (collective noun) and Gattungsname (appellative or common noun). Note: Compounds which aren't hyponyms of substantive are rare and obsolete, like Hauptname or Dingname (substantive noun), Beiname (adjective noun), Fürname (pronoun).
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaːmə/
Etymology
From Middle High German name, from Old High German namo, from Proto-West Germanic *namō. Cognate with Dutch naam, Yiddish נאָמען (nomen), English name, West Frisian namme, Danish navn, Swedish namn.
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Sentences
Der Name Freundschaftsbrücke geht auf sowjetische Vorschläge zurück 🔙 .
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The name Friendship Bridge goes back to Soviet proposals.
Es wird aber auch für externe wissenschaftliche Experimente verwendet , daher der ursprüngliche Name .
However, it is also used for external scientific experiments, hence the original name.
Sein Name verweist auf den ersten Präsidenten des Landes Sir Seretse Khama.
The airport is named for Sir Seretse Khama, the first president of Botswana.