# nameless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #23,918

## Definitions
1. Not having a name.
2. Whose name is unknown; unidentified or obscured.
3. Unable to be described or expressed.
4. Illegitimate.
5. Not well-known; not having made a name for oneself.

## Etymology
From Middle English nameles, equivalent to name + -less. Cognate with Dutch naamloos (“nameless”), German namenlos (“nameless”), Danish navnløs (“nameless”), Swedish namnlös (“nameless”), Icelandic nafnlaus (“nameless, anonymous”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`anmeless`, `naemless`, `nameelss`, `nameles`, `namelless`, `namelses`, `namleess`, `nammeless`, `nmaeless`, `nnameless`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nameless