Nash

See also: nash and nãsh

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /næʃ/
  • Rhymes: -æʃ
  • Homophone: gnash

Proper noun

Nash (countable and uncountable, plural Nashes)

  1. A placename
    1. A locale in the United Kingdom: the names are derived from Middle English atten ash (“at the ash tree”).
      1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP7834). [1]
      2. A hamlet near Keston, borough of Bromley, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ4063). [2]
      3. A hamlet in Rodd, Nash and Little Brampton parish, Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO3062).
      4. A hamlet in Ash parish, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR2659).
      5. A village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO6071). [3]
      6. A hamlet in East Coker parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5313).
      7. A village and community in Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3483). [4]
    2. A locale in the United States:
      1. A census-designated place in Walsh County, North Dakota; named for the Nash brothers, early settlers.
      2. A town in Grant County, Oklahoma.
      3. A city in Bowie County, Texas; named for railroad executive Martin Manny Nash.
    3. A village in Gilan Province, Iran.
  2. (countable) A surname.
    1. An English habitational surname from Middle English from the places in England.
    2. A habitational surname from Irish of Anglo-Norman origin, an anglicization of Irish de Nais or de Nás, both from the English surname.
  3. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern America usage.

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Noun

Nash (plural Nashes)

  1. A former make of American automobile manufactured by Nash Motors, and later American Motors Corporation.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
  2. ^ List of United Kingdom locations: Na-Nev on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  3. ^ Parish map (Shropshire)
  4. ^ Community map (Newport, Wales)

Anagrams

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Etymology

From English Nash, from Old English æsc.

Proper noun

Nash

  1. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Old English]
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