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initialism - (computing) not a number
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| Nancy |
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proper noun (plural Nancys)
- (given name, female) derived from Ann or Agnes
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| Nanny |
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proper noun
- A diminutive of Ann or Anne
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| Naomi |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, from Hebrew, )
- (biblical) Ruth's mother-in-law, according to the gospel of Ruth
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| napoleon |
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noun
- a gold coin worth twenty francs issued by Napoleon I; a twenty-franc coin
- 1891: We had occasion some months ago to strengthen our resources, and borrowed, for that purpose, thirty thousand napoleons from the Bank of France. " Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Red-Headed League" (Norton 2005 p.67)
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| Natalie |
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proper noun - (given name, female, ).
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| Natasha |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, ) borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century.
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| Nathan |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, ) of Biblical origin; diminutive Nate
- an Old Testament prophet
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| Nathaniel |
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proper noun
- (given name, male, ) A male given name
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| Neal |
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proper noun
- A surname derived from Niall.
- (given name, male) , transferred use of the surname, or a spelling variant of Neil.
category:Surnames
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| Ned |
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noun See ned
proper noun
- (given name, male), a medieval diminutive of Edward.
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| Nehemiah |
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proper noun
- (biblical) A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.
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| Neil |
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proper noun
- (given name, male).
- A surname derived from the given name.
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| Nell |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), diminutive of Eleanor, Ellen or Helen.
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| Nellie |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), diminutive of Eleanor or Helen.
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| nelson |
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noun - (cricket) a score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky (supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg (disputed))
- a wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back
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| Neville |
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proper noun - A male given name.
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| Newman |
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noun
- a surname
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| Newton |
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noun , (plural: Newton)
- newton (unit of measure)
proper noun
- The name of many English places, from the Old English new settlement
- An English habitational surname for someone from any of these places
- w:Isaac Newton, Sir Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, alchemist, and natural philosopher
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| Nicholas |
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proper noun (plural Nicholases)
- (given name, male, from Greek). Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
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| Nick |
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proper noun - (given name, male, from Greek, ). A diminutive of Nicholas.
- diminutive form of w:Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon.
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| Nicky |
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proper noun
- A female given name, shortened form of Nicola
- A male given name, shortened form of Nicholas
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| Nicole |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) of French origin; feminine of Nicholas.Popular in the end of the twentieth century.
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| Nigel |
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proper noun
- (mostly U.K.) (given name, male)
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| Nina |
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proper noun
- (given name, female, from Latin, ), fairly common.
- Short form of names that end in -nina.
- The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.
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| Noah |
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noun
- (context, AU, slang) A shark.
proper noun
- An Old Testament character who built an ark to save his family and a pair of each species of animal from the Great Flood.
- (given name, male, from Hebrew).
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| Nora |
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proper noun (infl, en, proper noun)
- (given name, female), diminutive of Eleanor or, rarely, of Honora.
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| Norma |
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proper noun
- (given name, female).
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| Norman |
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noun
- A person whose ancestors are from Normandy or who resides in Normandy.
- A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who in the 11th century were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.
- (rare) A Northman.
proper noun
- The langue d'oí¯l variant, closely related to the French of "Ile de France" (i.e. Paris), spoken in Normandy and the Channel Islands, which influenced the development of Quebec French (until the mid 20th century), and was for several centuries the ruling language of England (see Anglo-Norman).
- (given name, male)
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Normandy or its inhabitants (present or past).
- Relating to the Norman language.
- vocabulary
- (rare) Referring to the dialect of French spoken there.
- Relating to the Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans after the Norman Conquest, characterized by large arches and heavy columns.
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| Norris |
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proper noun
- A male given name', meaning From the north.''
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| Norton |
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proper noun
- Any of many placenames from words meaning north and enclosure
- An English habitational surname from any of these places
- A British motorcycle manufacturer
(wikipedia, Norton (motorcycle))
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