Name in 1171 languages

1171 languages

Common NOUN "name" (a person's appellation, as in "my name is…"). Not a proper name and not the verb "to name".

Major languages

English

name

/neɪm/

6 readings of the same spelling

Chinese

名字

/miŋ˧˥ tsɿ/

6 different spellings

名字

/min˩˧ z̩/

Shanghai Wu

/miŋ˩ tsɿ˦˥/

Jin

/min˩˧ tsɿ˨˩/

Xiang

/miaŋ˦˨ tsʰɿ˨˩/

Gan

/miŋ˧˥ tsɹ̩/

Northeastern Mandarin

/miaŋ˧˧ tsi˥˥/

Northern Min

/miŋ˦˥ tsɨ/

Tianjin Mandarin

/min˨˩˧ tsɿ/

Wuhan Mandarin

/min˨˨˧ zɿ˨˧˩/

Suzhou Wu

/miŋ˥˧ tsɨ/

Lanyin Mandarin

/miɲ˩˧ zz̩/

Ningbo Wu

/meŋ˧˩ zɿ˨˨/

Wenzhou Wu

/mɛ˦˦ tsʰɿ˩˩/

Hui Chinese

/miaŋ˨˦ tsʰɿ/

Fuzhou Gan

/miŋ˨˩˧ zɿ/

Hangzhou Wu

/miŋ˧˩ zɿ˩˩˦/

Jiaxing Wu

/miŋ˦˨ tsɿ/

Jinan Mandarin

/miŋ˧˩˧ zɿ˩˦/

Jinhua Wu

/miaŋ˩˩ tsʰɿ/

Jiʼan Gan

/mĩ˧˩ tsɿ/

Kunming Mandarin

/miʌŋ˦˦ tsɿ˥˨/

Lüliang Jin

/miŋ˧˥ tsɿ˥˩/

Taiwan Mandarin

/mɔ̃˩˩ tsʰɿ˥˩/

Wuyuan Hui

/miəŋ˧˩ tsɿ/

Xinzhou Jin

/miaŋ˧˧ tsʰɿ/

Yichun Gan

/mĩ˩˩˨ zɿ˨˦/

Yongzhou Xiang

名

/mɛːŋ˧˥/

Cantonese

/miaŋ˩˩/

Hakka Chinese

/mĩã˥˥/

Teochew

/miaŋ˥˧/

Eastern Min

/meŋ˨˩/

Pinghua

/mia˧˩/

Hainanese

/miaŋ˨˨˥/

Taishanese

/mia˩˧/

Pu-Xian Min

/miŋ˨˩˦/

Huazhou Yue

/miaŋ˥˥/

Hailu Hakka

/miã˨˧/

Penang Hokkien

/mœŋ˥˥/

Dongguan Yue

/mhjeŋ/

Han Chinese

/mian˩˩˨/

Hengyang Xiang

/mɛŋ˨˩/

Nanning Yue

/*C.meŋ/

Old Chinese

/miaŋ˥˩/

Zhongshan Yue

名儿

/mioɻ˦˨/

Zhongyuan Mandarin

/miə̃ɻ˦˨/

Kaifeng Mandarin

名仔

/miaŋ˩˩ e˧˩/

Taiwanese Hakka

минзы

/miŋ˨˦tsɹ̩˥˩/

Dungan

名子

/miən˥˥ tə/

Hefei Mandarin

Tamil

பெயர்

/pejaɾ/

East Asia (61)

Yi

ꂓ

/m̥i˧˧/

Tujia

mingzi

/miŋ˨˩tsi˧˥/

Sui

ʔdaan1

/ʔdaːn˩˩/

Mulam

ʔɣa:n1

/ʔɣaːn˦˨/

Jino

a33mi33

/a˧˧mi˧˧/

Udege

гэгби

/ɡəɡbi/

Amis

ngangan

/ŋaŋan/

Tao

ngaran

/ŋaran/

Southeast Asia (91)

Khmer

ឈ្មោះ

/cʰmuəh/

Drung

angbrvng

/ɑŋ˧˩bɹɯŋ˥˩/

Achang

a31 nʲiŋ55

/a˧˩ nʲiŋ˥˥/

Nusu

m̥ə̃ʴ35

/m̥ə̃˞˧˥/

Lao

ຊື່

/sɯː˧/

Khmu

sŋməh

/sŋməh/

Shan

ၸိုဝ်ႈ

/tsɯː˧˨/

Wa

ceu kaux

/tɕɤ kaɯʔ/

Mon

ယၟု

/cəmùʔ/

Pa'O

မဉ်ꩻ

/min˧˧/

Isan

ซื่อ

/sɨː˧/

South Asia (76)

Odia

ନାମ

/namɔ/

Tulu

ಪುದರ್

/pudarɯ/

Ho

nutum

/nutum/

Gondi

पोरोल

/poɾol/

Lepcha

ᰣᰦᰓᰥᰤᰦᰵ

/ʔabrjaŋ/

Tharu

नाओं

/naːõ/

Middle East & Central Asia (82)

Udi

цӏи

/tsʼi/

Sibe

ᡤᡝᠪᡠ

/ɡɘv/

Svan

ჟახე

/ʒaxe/

Avar

цӏар

/tsʼar/

Lak

цӏа

/tsʼa/

Andi

цӏер

/tsʼeːr/

Laz

ჯოხო

/dʒoxo/

Europe (128)

Ido

nomo

/ˈnomo/

Africa (175)

Fon

nyǐkɔ

/ɲĩ̌kɔ/

Aja

ŋkɔ

/ŋkɔ/

Taa

ǀqʼûle

/ǀʛûle/

Dan

tɔ́

/tɔ́/

Ewe

ŋkɔ

/ŋkɔ/

Ga

gbɛi

/ɡbɛ́i/

Luo

nying

/ɲiŋ/

Meru

rĩĩtwa

/ɾeːtwa/

Embu

rĩĩtwa

/ɾeːtwa/

Bassa

nyɛ́nɛ́

/ɲɛ́nɛ́/

Vai

ꕿꘌ

/tɔ́ː/

Edo

eni

/ẽ̀nĩ̀/

Zulu

igama

/iˈɡaːma/

Fur

kònà

/kònà/

Asu

izina

/izina/

Rwa

irina

/irina/

Hadza

akhanabee

/ʔakʰanabeʔe/

Gen

nyikɔ

/ɲikɔ/

North America (105)

Cree

ᐏᐦᐅᐎᐣ

/wiːhowin/

Ojibwe

izhinikaazowin

/iʒinikaːzowin/

Mohawk

kahsén:na

/kahsʌ̃́ːna/

Cayuga

ga̱hsę́:naʼ

/ɡḁhsɛ̃́ːnaʔ/

Munsee

wiinzuwaakan

/wiːnzuwaːkan/

Haida

kyaʼáang

/kʲaʔáːŋ/

Chol

kʼabaʼ

/kʼaɓaʔ/

Yurok

ʼerʼwerhł

/ʔerʔwerɬ/

Kiowa

khɔ̨́:gyà

/kʰɔ̃́ːɡjà/

Hopi

tungwni

/tɨŋʷni/

Oneida

ohsʌ:ná:

/ohsʌ̃ːnáː/

Crow

dáashe

/dáːʃe/

Hupa

-ooziʼ

/oːzɪʔ/

Latin America (63)

Toba

lʔenaʁat

/lʔenaʁat/

Oceania & the Pacific (71)

Tiwi

yintanga

/jintaŋa/

Hote

athêŋ

/atʰeŋ/

Siberia & North Asia (24)

Even

гэрбэ

/ɡərˈbə/

Nanai

гэрбу

/ɡərˈbu/

Ancient & historical (124)

Hittite

17–12cBCE

𒆷𒀀𒈠𒀭

/laːman/

Luwian

16–8cBCE

𔐓𔓇𔒄𔖪

/ˈalamantsa/

Avestan

15–5cBCE

𐬥𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥

/naːman/

Sanskrit

15cBCE–21cCE

नाम

/naːmɐ/

Aramaic

10cBCE–13cCE

ܫܡܐ

/ʃmaː/

Punic

8cBCE–6cCE

𐤔𐤌

/ʃem/

Latin

7cBCE–6cCE

nōmen

/ˈnoːmen/

Oscan

6cBCE–1cCE

númen

/nuːmen/

Pali

5–1cBCE

नाम

/naːma/

Mandaic

3–21c

ࡔࡅࡌࡀ

/ˈʃuma/

Gothic

3–8c

𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉

/nɑmoː/

Pyu

5–12c

rmiṅ·

/r.miŋ/

Pazeh

18–21c

ngadan

/ŋadan/

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