Kilo Lingo

le

masculineWhat do the colours mean?

/nɔ̃/

New to these symbols? How to read French IPA
Line drawing of nom
Coloured illustration of nom
#181 of 3,000Core 1000

Translation

name, noun

Test yourself on nom

Three quick questions. No account needed.

Know this word? Create a free account to track it.

Word origin

From Latin nomen ('name').

Origin
Latin
Root
nomen
English cognates
nominal, noun, nomenclature

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

, ?

What is your name, please?

.

He always signs his letters with his full name.

.

His family name is very difficult to say for us.

.

She chose to keep her maiden name after the marriage.

? .

What's your surname? I forgot to ask you.

désigne le nom propre (name) d'une personne ou d'un lieu, et en grammaire le nom commun (noun). Nom de famille (surname, last name) s'oppose à prénom (first name). En France, le format standard est nom en majuscules puis prénom dans les formulaires officiels.

Au nom de (in the name of, on behalf of) est une formule représentative très courante. Nom de code (code name), nom de scène (stage name), nom de plume (pen name) - ces composés sont tous masculins. L'interjection nom d'un chien ! (heavens!, for goodness' sake!) est une exclamation familière euphémique évitant les jurons.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Used in

Stories

(15)

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Chapters 1 and 2 free

Meet this word in a story

Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.

Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.

Start learning free

French · Free printables

nom: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "nom" (name, noun): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Part of Kilo Lingo Plus

Printables beyond chapters 1 and 2 are part of Kilo Lingo Plus. Sign up free and start your free week to download as many as you like: no card.

Start your free week (no card)

This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 9: nom, plaire, dernier and 7 more words.