Nazareth
English
Etymology
Via Latin Nāzareth and Koine Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth) from Hebrew נָצְרַת (nāṣraṯ), of uncertain origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnæzəɹəθ/
Proper noun
Nazareth
- A city in northern Israel.
- Places in the Philippines:
- A barangay of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.
- A barangay of Buruanga, Aklan, Philippines.
- A barangay of Sibalom, Antique, Philippines.
- A barangay of Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
- A barangay of Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines.
- A barangay of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
- Former name of Adama, Ethiopia, alternatively Nazreth.
Derived terms
- New Nazareth
Related terms
Translations
a city in northern Israel
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Further reading
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Nazareth in 1866. Named after a former farmstead.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaː.zaː.rɛt/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Na‧za‧reth
Proper noun
Nazareth n
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaːtsaˌʁɛt/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Nazareth n (proper noun, strong, genitive Nazareths)
- Nazareth (city in Palestine, modern Israel)
Italian
Etymology
Probably an auspicious surname given to foundlings, from the name of the city where Jesus lived.
Proper noun
Nazareth m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Νᾱζᾰρέθ (Nāzăréth, “Nazareth”), probably from the Hebrew נָצְרַת (Nāṣraṯ).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnaːz.za.rɛtʰ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnad̪.d̪͡z̪a.ret̪]
Proper noun
Nāzareth f (indeclinable)
- alternative form of Nāzara
References
- “Nāzăreth”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nazareth in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑt.sɑ.ret/
Proper noun
Nazareth ?