# Neman

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈneɪmən/

## Definitions
1. A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
2. A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

## Etymology
From Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/neman