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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
namen
- inflection of nemen:
- plural past indicative
- (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive
Noun
namen
- plural of naam
Anagrams
Garo
Etymology
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Adverb
namen
- very
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From nāme + -en.
Verb
nāmen
- To name, to give a name to.
- To name, to mention.
Inflection
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Etymology 2
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Noun
namen ?
- Namur (a city and county in modern Belgium)
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
- “namen (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “namen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “namen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English naman; equivalent to name + -en (plural suffix).
Noun
namen
- (Early Middle English) plural of name