Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
A surname originating as a patronymic based on a medieval given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A male given name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
A town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, named after pioneer settler.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An inappropriate mention of the Nazis or Adolf Hitler in a discussion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
From Old English Godwine (“God's friend”). The component -win is from Old English wine (“friend”). The second meaning is named after Michael Wayne Godwin (born 1956), American attorney and author.
