Old English · noun
oþer nama
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈoː.θer ˈnɑ.mɑ/[ˈoː.ðer ˈnɑ.mɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈoː · θer · ˈnɑ · mɑ (4 syllables)
Meaning
surname, cognomen
...oðer wæs hāten Fauius, ⁊ oðre naman Maximus, ⁊ under þǣm þe Cwintus hāten wæs ⁊ oðre naman Decius......the second was called Favius, with the cognomen Maximus, and under the man named Quintus, with the cognomen Decius...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
From ōþer (“second”) + nama (“name”)
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