nom

Meaning

a name, especially a last name or family name
a noun

nom de baptême

petit nom

s’identifier à

raison apparente

prenom

nom de propre

designation

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Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɔ̃/

Inherited from Old French nom (whence Norman nom), from Latin nōmen (whence Italian and Portuguese nome; Spanish nombre), from Proto-Italic *nomən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (whence Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Russian и́мя (ímja), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), English name).

Cognate with Spanish

nombre

Cognate with English

name

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An user

Aujourd'hui , une rue porte
🚪

son
🔉

nom .

Today, a street bears his name.

An user

La prière est ainsi adressée à

Dieu seul , au nom de Jésus .

Prayer is thus addressed to God alone, in the name of Jesus.

An user

Un village du département de la Marne porte
🚪

son
🔉

nom .

A village in the Marne department bears his name.

An user

Il
👨

a

donné son
🔉

nom au district éponyme .

He gave his name to the eponymous district.

An user

La ville
🏙️

de Tazawako au sud-est doit son
🔉

nom au lac .

The city of Tazawako in the southeast owes its name to the lake.

An user

Cette voie doit son
🔉

nom à

une plantation de pruniers .

This path owes its name to a plantation of plum trees.

An user

Les voisins du lieu ont toujours connu cette cascade sous le nom de Gocta.

The neighbours of the place have always known this waterfall under the name of Gocta.

An user

Il
👨

ajouta une particule à

son
🔉

nom de famille .

He added a particle to his last name.

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