Nobis

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnoː.bɪs/
  • Hyphenation: No‧bis

Proper noun

Nobis n

  1. a neighbourhood of Asten, North Brabant, Netherlands

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nobis, the last world of the Latin phrase ora pro nobis (“pray for us”), in this case probably used as a nickname for a foundling.

Proper noun

Nobis m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Latin [in turn transferred from the nickname]

Further reading

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