NTIDS
named by the first inventor, R.Nutt in 1968, formerly named "Digital Time Intervall Meter"
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe English source dictionary · partial corpus coverage
35,981 permanent word records. Read the source etymologies, inspect mentioned relationships and see where the evidence stops. These are not 35,981 independently reviewed deep dives.
named by the first inventor, R.Nutt in 1968, formerly named "Digital Time Intervall Meter"
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of NT loader.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordInitialisms.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordCoined by an industry working group in 2009 on the pattern of PCIe (“PCI Express”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordThe pronunciation comes from NWAVE, the initials of the name of earlier iterations of the conference, New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsInitialism of new without tags.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSource etymology material for NYC; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom NY + -er.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordNZ + AFL.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordAbbreviation of New Zealander. Compare NZ.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the chemical formula; see Na, Cl.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordSyllabic abbreviation of Natsu and Lucy.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree English Narendra English Modi English Narendra Modisyl. abbr. English NaMo Syllabic abbreviation of Narendra Modi.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Woiwurrung Naarm.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Irish An Nás.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Naba, altered form of Nava.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Hebrew נָבָל (Nāḇāl).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from Naber (“neighbor”). * As a south German surname, from the name of Saint Nabor; see Nabor. * Also as a German surname, from Nabe (“hub”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Arabic نَبِيل (nabīl, “noble”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSpanish surname common in Mexico and the Philippines, from the Spanish and Catalan name Nabor, named after Saint Nabor, probably from Hebrew בָּרַר (“to choose (to be pure”)).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionBorrowed from Serbo-Croatian Nada.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Romance (French Nadal (“Occitan Nadal”), Spanish Nadal (“Catalan Nadal, Occitan Nadal”), Italian Nadal (“Venetan Nadal”)). From Latin natalis (“birth, birthday”).
1 source section · 7 relationship mentionsGerman and Jewish surname, borrowed from German Nadel (“needle”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordOriginally the French spelling of На́дя (Nádja), an informal Russian pet form of the virtue name Наде́жда (Nadéžda, “Nadezhda, Nadyezhda”, literally “Hope”), from наде́жда (nadéžda, “hope”), entered as a translation of t
3 source sections · 1 relationship mentionUnknown. It has been suggested that it is from Arabic نَزِير (nazīr, “rare, trivial”), but if it is Arabic, perhaps more likely would be نَذِير (naḏīr, “auspicious, boding well (?)”). Represents the word 'rare' in Hebrew
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionSouth German and Alemannic German surname (Näff), variant of Neff.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the acronym NAFTA, used in British press, not used in North America.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 長尾 (Nagao, “long tail”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hindi नगर (nagar), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “of the town”).
2 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsFrom Norman Irish surname, originally "de Angulos". Related to Angulo and Costello. Also spelled as Neagle and Nangle.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Ewe Anagó (“a Yoruba”), from Yoruba Ànàgó (“Yoruba from Abeokuta Province, Nigeria”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Tibetan ནག་ཆུ (nag chu).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hungarian Nagy.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 那覇 (なは, Naha).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dzongkha ན་ཧི་ (na hi).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Biblical Hebrew [Term?]; the name of the grandfather and brother of Abraham; meaning snorer or snoring in Hebrew.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsDerived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm, “consolation”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Telugu నాయుడు (nāyuḍu), possibly with equivalents in other Indian languages.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Nigerian Pidgin Naijá.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Hindi नाईक (nāīk). This surname is mostly found in Odisha.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom nail, hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of nails, or a nickname for a tall and slender person.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant of Nail or Neill.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordUnidentified.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordNamed after Nein, a village near Nazareth in Israel. The settlement originated as a Moravian religious foundation. Compare Hebron, Hopedale, Ramah and Zoar.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Sanskrit नैना (nainā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Burmese နိုင် (nuing).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Woiwurrung Nairm.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Nash.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 内藤 (Naitō).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dzongkha ན་རྒྱ་ (na rgya).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom French Najac.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic النَّجَف (an-najaf).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Arabic نَجْد (najd).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 中尾 (Nakao).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic النَّكْبَة (an-nakba, “the catastrophe, the disaster”), from نَكَبَ (nakaba, “to make miserable”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsAn exonym of Nakh origin given by Russian ethnographers, derived from [script needed] (nakh, “people”). Compare Chechen нохчи (noxči). More at Nakh.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionClipping of Taranaki.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit नकुल (nakula, “mongoose”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit नल (nala).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordPerhaps a variant of Nulty.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Korean 남(南) (Nam).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit नमन (namana).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish Nambé, from Tewa Nąnbeʼ (“rounded earth”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Khoekhoe namib (“walkabout, wasteland”), from nami (“to walk about”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Teochew 南澳 (Nâm-ò/nam⁵ o³).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Shoshone nampai (“foot”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Korean 남포(南浦) (Nampo).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Namur.
2 source sections · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Thai น่าน (nâan).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Ancient Greek Νάνα (Nána).
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Russian нанайский (nanajskij) or нанаец (nanajec), probably from Nanai нани (nani), which is an endonym used by both Nanai and Ulch people. Alternatively, from Nanai най (naj).
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsMedieval diminutive of Ann and Agnes. Compare Betsy, Patsy.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Hindi नंद (nand). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Burmese နန္ဒာ (nanda).
3 source sections · 5 relationship mentionsFrom Sanskrit नन्दि (nandi).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Armenian Նանե (Nane).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Náñez.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Tibetan སྣང (snang).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Mandarin 南樂 /南乐 (Nánlè).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUncertain, probably from Old Norse Nanna, with Norse levelling of -nþ- to -nn- from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”); or possibly from an Old Norse baby talk word for "mother," as
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Nanni.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Greek Νάνος (Nános).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南日 (Nánrì).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 南四.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Japanese 南砺 (Nanto).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom the town of Nantes.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 楠梓 (Nánzǐ).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese なおこ (Naoko).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Greek ναῦς (“naûs,” ship).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Patwin napo (“homeland”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVarious origins: * As an English surname, variant of Nabb or reduced from McNabb. * As a German surname, a variant spelling of Knapp. * English metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of tablecloths, from Ol
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Nappi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Nappo.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Kankanaey Napua. See that for more details.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBack-formation from Narborough, a town through which the river flows.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 奈良(なら) (Nara).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Nardi.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Naro.
2 source sections · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Woiwurrung Narrm.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Narro. This surname is mostly found in Peru.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom a North Caucasian source (see West Circassian нарт (nart) and Ossetian нарт (nart)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ("man, hero").
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Estonian Narva.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Kyrgyz Нарын (Narın).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Nase.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Persian نَشی.
3 source sections · 3 relationship mentions · brief recordUltimately from Arabic نَسِيم (nasīm).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic نَاصِر (nāṣir).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Arabic نَسْخ (nasḵ, literally “copy, transcription”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Italian Naso.
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic نَصْر (naṣr, “victory”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsTransliteration of Arabic نَصْرِي (naṣrī, “victory”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Tlingit naas (“intestine”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Nasta.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Old English æt þæm eastan hæge (“at the eastern hedged enclosure”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Portuguese Natal (“Christmas”), because the region in South Africa was discovered by the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama on Christmas Day, 1497. Doublet of nada, natal, née, and Noel.
1 source section · 6 relationship mentionsA variant of Neat.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from German Nathe.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordAlternative letter-case form of NATO
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Japanese 夏(なつ) (natsu).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Punjabi. * Reduced form of McNatt. * Borrowed from German Natt, a shortened form of Nathan.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionDiminutives with -y.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordClipping of Naugahyde, derived from the town it was produced, Naugatuck, originally from Algonquin.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Naula.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordEtymology tree Nauruan Naoerobor. German Naurubor. English Nauru From German Nauru, from Nauruan Naoero. Doublet of Naoero. The exact origin of the name is uncertain. The German anthropologist Paul Hambruch suggested tha
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Dutch Naus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA variant of German Naus.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Spanish, Catalan and Asturian-Leonese surname, from several placenames derived from nava (“plain, treeless plateau”), from Paleo-Hispanic, probably Basque naba (“plain, valley”). See Navarra.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Irish An Uaimh or its alternative form An Uamhain.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Spanish Navas.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As an English surname, from the noun knave. * As a German surname Näve, variant of Neff, see Neve. * As a Portuguese surname, from nave (“plain”), borrowed from Spanish nava, compare Nava.
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Classical Persian نوید (nuwēd, literally “good news”) via Urdu نوید (naved, literally “good news”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSource etymology material for Naver; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVarious origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese Naves, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Naves, a habitational surname from Naves (Llanes), in Asturia. * Borrowed from French Naves, a habitational surname from
1 source section · 3 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Galician Navia.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Persian نوید (navid, novid, literally “good news”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Dutch Navis.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Ibaloi Nawal. See that for more info.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Urdu نواز (nvāz).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Navin or Naveen, from a Sanskrit word meaning "new". Nawin is also a common name in Indonesia. Compare Persian نوین (navin, “new, modern”).
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 納西/纳西 (nàxī).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Ancient Greek Νάξος (Náxos).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Gujarati નાયક (nāyak).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Sanskrit नयन (nayana).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Nair.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiō Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
1 source section · 1 relationship mentionFrom Hebrew נָזִיר (nāzīr).
2 source sections · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Naʼvi Naʼvi (“the People”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Middle English nede (“need, poverty, distress”), presumably used as a nickname for a poor or needy person.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordVariant of Neal, with excrescent -s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Romanian Neamț.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Khmer នាង (niəng).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordScottish surname, probably shortened/altered from McNair.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordEnglish metonymic occupational surname for a herdsman or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), from Old English neat.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Welsh Nedd.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordTwo main origins: * A variant of the English surname Neve. * Variant of Nevay, a Scottish habitational surname.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom rebracketing of the phrase mine Ed to my Ned.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordProbably an altered spelling of French Nadeau.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSuffixed -y, compare Noll and Nellie, respectively from Oliver and Eleanor
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Neeb.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief record* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized from Mac Naois, see McNeese. * As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsVariant of Nead.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordA variant of Neill, with an excrescent -d.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordCoined by Miltos Manetas in 2000, in his so-called “Neen Manifesto”
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a Scottish surname, variant of Neece. * As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief record* As a German, Alemannic German and Jewish surname, from the noun Neffe (“nephew”). * Americanized variant of Naff. * As a Dutch surname, variant of Neve, related to the nephew sense above. * As an Irish surname, shorten
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsFrom Welsh.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Iranian Persian نگار (negâr, “sweetheart; painting”).
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordFrom Hebrew נֶגֶב (négev).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hindi नेहा (nehā). Doublet of snow.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from German Nehls.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Arabic نِعْمَة (niʕma, “blessing, grace”).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Hindi नेहरा (nehrā).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Hindustani (Hindi नेहरू (nehrū) / Urdu نہرو (nehrū)).
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsFrom Mandarin 內湖 (Nèihú), Wade–Giles romanization: Nei⁴-hu².
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordAnglicized form of Goidelic/Irish Niall. Doublet of Niall.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordA variant of Neill, with an excrescent -d.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordVariant spelling of Neil, anglicised form of Goidelic/Irish Niall.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Neils or, alternatively, a patronymic from the personal name Neil.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Neiss.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Egyptian nt (n:t-R25).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from German Neitz.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordFrom Ellen spelled backwards. Popularized by author Harper Lee, whose first name Nelle was so derived from her grandmother’s.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentionsAnglicization of Norwegian Nils and Swedish Nils, reflecting the pronunciation of the name among Scandinavian immigrants to North America, or matched to Nelson. Ultimately from Latin Nicolaus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος
1 source section · 4 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Middle Russian Немонъ (Nemon), from Old East Slavic Немънъ (Nemŭnŭ), from Old Lithuanian [Term?] (compare Lithuanian Nẽmunas) of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuania
1 source section · 5 relationship mentionsFrom Latin nemo. The "clownfish" meaning comes from the film Finding Nemo, where Nemo is a clownfish.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordClipping of Nendoroid, from Japanese ねんどろいど (Nendoroido).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordRecent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".
4 source sections · 3 relationship mentionsFrom neo- + Arabic مستقبل (mustaqbal).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Nepali नेपाल (nepāl).
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordUncertain. Attempts have been made to connect it with an Egyptian root, such as nfr.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordBorrowed from Czech Nerad.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from Italian Neri; this surname is also well-attested in Spanish-speaking countries.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordSpanish surname common in Mexico, feminine form of Nerio.
1 source section · 0 relationship mentions · brief recordLatin-American Spanish surname, probably related to the name Nereo, derived from Ancient Greek Νηρεύς (Nēreús). Or, perhaps related to Italian Neri.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentionsBorrowed from Latin Nerō.
1 source section · 1 relationship mention · brief recordBorrowed from French Néron or Spanish Nerón.
1 source section · 2 relationship mentions · brief recordPerhaps from nerts (“nuts, crazy”)
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