nameling en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Germanic *namô Proto-West Germanic *namō Old English nama Middle English name English name English -ling English nameling From name + -ling.
Meanings
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(archaic, rare) Any of a group of people sharing the same name
[…] namelings, people having the same name when […]
2014, Barbara Ann Kipfer, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About:Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]
1994, Claire A. Culleton, Names and Naming in Joyce:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| namelings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |