nombre

Count in Spanish

Nombre is Spanish for "name" or "number," borrowed into English primarily in the Southwest United States.

It appears in place names and legal contexts involving Spanish-language documents.

In casual speech, What's your nombre? asks someone's name, often playfully mixing languages.

spanish

palabra

Spanish for "word"

  • aliasAdopted false name
  • moteTiny airborne particle
  • pilaRoman military javelin

civil

naming

appellation

Name or title given

pseudonym · designation · epithet · sobriquet · surname · forename · given · patronymic · matronymic · byname

identity

self

One's own being

selfhood · character · essence · distinctiveness · unique · personal · who · recognition · known · reputation

formal

title

Formal honorific or name

Mrs. · Ms. · Dr. · Sir · Lord · Esquire · His · address · courtesy · rank

Opposites
identity vs anonymity

nombreanonymity

Unknown identity state

nameless · namelessness · unknown · nobody · alias

grammatical category

nombreverb

Action-expressing word

adjective · adverb · preposition · pronoun

symbolic representation

nombreletter

Written symbol or message

symbol · character · sign · numeral

Family

name, number, noun, renown, nominate, nominal, numeral, misnomer, denomination

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G