𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉

Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *namô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥. Cognate to Old English nama and Old Norse nafn, and Koine Greek ὄνομα (ónoma), which it translates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.moː/

Noun

𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 • (namō) n

2. name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of Mark (Codex Argenteus) 3.16:

     𐌾𐌰𐌷 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌳𐌰 𐍃𐌴𐌹𐌼𐍉𐌽𐌰 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐍀𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍂𐌿𐍃;

     jah gasatida seimōna namō paitrus;

     And Simon he surnamed Peter; (KJV).

     (literally, “And he put with Simon the name Peter”)

   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Epistle to the Romans (Codex Ambrosianus A) 10.13:

     𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌿𐌷 𐌰𐌿𐌺 𐍃𐌰𐌴𐌹 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌸 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌹 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐍃, 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌸.

     ƕazuh auk saei anahaitiþ bidai namō fraujins, ganisiþ.

     For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (KJV).

3. name (authority)
   • 4th Century, Wulfila (tr.), Gothic Bible: Gospel of John (Codex Argenteus) 14.14:

     𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹 𐍈𐌹𐍃 𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌹𐌸 𐌼𐌹𐌺 𐌹𐌽 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽 𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰, 𐌹𐌺 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰.

     jabai ƕis bidjiþ mik in namin meinamma, ik tauja.

     If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. (KJV).

Declension

Neuter an-stem, contraction in plural

	singular	plural
nominative	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 namō	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰 namna
vocative	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 namō	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰 namna
accusative	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 namō	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰 namna
genitive	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃 namins	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌴 namnē
dative	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌹𐌽 namin	𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌰𐌼 namnam

Related terms

• 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (namnjan, “to name”)

See also

• 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan, “to call”)

Further reading

• Lehmann, Winfred P. (1986) “N4. namo”, in A Gothic Etymological Dictionary, based on the 3rd ed. of Feist’s dictionary, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 263
• Streitberg, Wilhelm (1910). Die gotische Bibel. Zweiter Teil: Gotisch-griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, p. 98