nome
Portuguese, noun/ˈnõ.mi/
nome is spelled N-O-M-E (4 letters) and appears 589 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 153rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nome is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “name (word or phrase which identifies an individual person, place, class, or thing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento”.
What does nome mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinename (word or phrase which identifies an individual person, place, class, or thing)
- 2
masculinename (what somebody is known for)
Preciso limpar meu nome.
- 3
masculinenoun
- 4
masculinesubstantive or adjective
- 5
masculineinsult (used in the expression chamar nomes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. termo para designar, distinguir ou qualificar pessoa, coisa, lugar, situação ou sentimento 2. denominação 3. título 4. apelido, cognome
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nome
- nomes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nome?
- Brazil /ˈnõ.mi/
- Portugal /ˈno.mɨ/
- /ˈno.mʲ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nome
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nome in Portuguese?
nome appears 589 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).