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English

New

A surname transferred from the nickname.

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    Origin

    * As an English surname, from the adjective new.

    * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”).

    * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu.

    * As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).

    From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

    Lineage

    • derivedMiddle Englishatten “at the”
    • derivedAncient Greekὑδρο- “water”
      • derivedAncient Greekὕδωρ “water”
        • inheritedProto-Hellenic*údōr
    • derivedAncient Greek[Term?]
    • derivedEnglishAncient
      • derived (possibly)Englishκόρη “girl, maid, daughter”
      • derivedEnglishcoprolalia “The uncontrolled use of abusive, obscene or scatological language; especially such behaviour associ…”
        • borrowedFrenchcoprolalie
        • prefixEnglishcopro- “Relating to excrement or dung.”
        • suffixEnglish-lalia “Forming nouns denoting abnormal or disordered forms of speech.”
      • partEnglishξυλο- “wooden”
      • derivedEnglishἀλγεῖν “have pain”
      • partEnglishἄνθραξ
    • derived (possibly)Englishneuter “Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor another.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishneutre
        • derivedLatinneuter “neuter”
      • derivedEnglishπᾶν-
    • derived (possibly)Englishpresent “Relating to now, for the time being; current.”
      • derivedEnglishpresentation “The act of presenting, or something presented.”
        • derivedOld Frenchpresentation
        • suffixEnglish-ation “An action or process.”
      • partEnglishpresend “To send in advance.”
      • suffixEnglish-ie “Forming diminutive or affectionate forms of nouns or names.”
        • derivedEnglish-y “Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”, either “involving…”
        • derivedEnglishselfie “A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a…”
      • derivedEnglishgruel “A thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishgruel
        • derivedEnglishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
          • derivedEnglish7th
          • derivedEnglishSweden “A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. Capital: Stockholm.”
          • derivedEnglishJohn “A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle A…”
          • derivedEnglishEisen “A surname from German.”
          • derivedEnglishMilonakis—himself
          • derivedEnglishmull “To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.”
          • derivedEnglishNîmes “A city, the capital of Gard department, Occitania, southern France, formerly in the region of Langu…”
          • derivedEnglishon “In the state of being active, functioning or operating.”
          • derivedEnglishpassio “suffering”
          • derivedEnglishmarine “Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the …”
          • derivedEnglishninny “A silly or foolish person.”
          • derivedEnglishlack “A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.”
          • derivedEnglishtalking “The action of the verb talk.”
          • derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
          • derivedEnglishPlacerville “A city, the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States.”
          • derivedEnglishinside “The interior or inner part.”
          • derived (possibly)Englishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
          • derivedEnglishacetylierte
          • derivedEnglishBlau “A surname from German.”
          • derivedEnglishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
          • derivedEnglishFahr “A surname from German.”
          • derived (possibly)EnglishMatthew “A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.”
          • derivedEnglishBMC
          • derivedLatin-plus “-ple”
          • derivedEnglishming “To mix, blend, mingle.”
          • derivedEnglishRuaghagain
          • derivedEnglishhome “One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which …”
          • derivedEnglishkind “A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may b…”
          • derivedEnglishits “Belonging to it.”
          • derivedEnglishfirst “Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.”
          • derivedEnglish1940
          • derivedProto-Germanic*landą “land”
          • derivedEnglishKohl “A surname from German.”
          • derivedEnglishMöhn
          • derivedEnglishÓ “descendant”
          • derivedEnglishsmelting “The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore.”
          • borrowedEnglishJapanese “Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.”
          • derivedEnglishDurst “A surname.”
          • partEnglish新 “new”
          • derivedEnglishcarrying “Transportation.”
          • derivedEnglishgunfire “Shots from a gun or guns, typically creating loud report.”
          • derivedEnglishseemingly “As it appears; apparently.”
          • derivedEnglishBusch “A surname.”
          • borrowedEnglishtheir “Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).”
      • partEnglish-t “Used to form the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs.”
        • inheritedMiddle English-te
        • inheritedMiddle English-t
        • inheritedMiddle English-ten
      • inheritedMiddle Englishpresent
        • derivedOld Frenchpresent
      • inheritedMiddle Englishpresenten
        • derivedOld Frenchpresenter
    • partAncient Greekαἷμα “blood”
      • derivedLatinglobus “globe”
      • derivedAncient Greekἄνθος “flower”
        • inheritedProto-Hellenic*ántʰos
      • derivedAncient Greekαἵμων “skillful”
    • derivedEnglishLatin “Of or relating to Latin: the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium.”
      • derivedEnglishJustus “A male given name from Latin.”
        • derivedLatiniūstus “just”
      • derivedEnglishpēnultimus
      • derivedEnglishdilapidare “to destroy with stones”
      • partEnglishprae “before”
      • derivedEnglishnotare “to observe”
      • derivedEnglishvīndēmĭa “grape-gathering, vintage”
      • derivedEnglishcapillus
      • possiblyMedieval Latinrather
      • partAncient Greekφῐ́λος “loving”
      • partEnglishcor “Expression of surprise.”
      • partAncient Greekδελφύς “womb, uterus”
      • inheritedMiddle EnglishLatyn
      • inheritedMiddle EnglishLatin
      • derivedMiddle EnglishLatyn
    • derivedAncient Greekmeaning
    • derivedAncient Greekαἷμα “blood”
    • partEnglishspirochete “Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both hu…”
      • derivedTranslingualSpirochaeta
    • partEnglishintestine “The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.”
      • borrowedLatinintestīnum
      • borrowedLatinintestīnus “internal”
    • partEnglishandro- “human”
      • derivedAncient Greekᾱ̆̓νήρ “man”
    • derivedEnglishathapaskaw
    • partAncient Greekκόλπος “bosom, hollow, gulf”
      • derivedProto-Indo-European*kʷelp- “to curve”
      • derivedAncient Greekκλεῖσις
    • partEnglish-o- “A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without c…”
      • borrowedLatin-o-
    • partEnglishsporangium “A case, capsule, or container in which spores are produced by an organism.”
      • derivedLate Latinsporangium
    • partEnglishlysis “A plinth or step above the cornice of the podium in an ancient temple.”
      • borrowedLatinlysis

    Words built on it: international

    Meanings

    name
    1. A surname transferred from the nickname.

    Sources

    • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
    • Wiktionary: New