name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Hebrew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Hebrew.
A judge in the Old Testament.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name from Hebrew.
Elon Musk (b. 1971), South African-Canadian-American trillionaire entrepreneur.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A surname from Hebrew, from given names.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
Meaning 5
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Allamakee County, Iowa.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A place in the United States:
A town in Alamance County, North Carolina, named for the local oak trees.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A place in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 8
Synonym of metol (“p-methylaminophenol sulfate”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Synonyms: metol
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).
From a trade name, presumably a shortened form of the chemical name.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Old Armenian: Ելոն (Elon) — a judge in the Old Testament