nomen

Meaning

1. (declension-3) name
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, declension-3, historical) short for nomen gentile, nomen, the family name in a Roman name, indicating the person's gens
3. (declension-3) title
4. (declension-3, form-of, inclusive, noun) noun, inclusive of substantives, adjectives, pronouns, articles, and numerals
5. (declension-3, figuratively) debt, particularly a written bond or item of debt
6. (declension-3, figuratively, metonymically) people, race
7. (declension-3, figuratively) fame, renown
8. (declension-3, figuratively) reputation, good name

Concepts

name

noun

appellation

title

substantive

first name

denomination

place

forename

given name

family name

proper noun

proper name

surname

adjective

noun adjective

appellative

Christian name

denominations

designation

last name

namely

signature

noun substantive

adnoun

naming word

Sunday name

describing word

description word

Synonyms

titulus

praenōmen

praenomen

vocabulum

substantivum

utpote

Nomen

adjectivum

nomen substantivum

nōmen

Translations

nombre

nome

nom

Name

nome

naam

ad

isim

όνομα

nom

اسم

zelfstandig naamwoord

sustantivo

Nomen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈnoː.mɛn]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *nōmn̥, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”). The long ō (and spurious g in compounds) is from false association with gnōscō (“know, recognize”). In the grammatical sense of “noun”, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma).
Cognate with Hittite 𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭 (lāman), Ancient Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), Sanskrit नामन् (nā́man), Tocharian A ñom, Old Irish ainmm, Old Church Slavonic имѧ (imę), Old English nama (English name). Doublet of onoma.