名前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	前
な Grade: 1	まえ Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
名まえ (less common)

Etymology

Derived from 名 (na, “name”) +‎ 前 (-mae, front).[1][2][3] Compare Latin praenomen.

Appears as a term only in the last couple centuries, becoming more widely used during the Meiji period. Similarity to English name and other Indo-European words derived from *h₁nómn̥ is coincidental.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なまえ [nàmáé] (Heiban – [0])[4][5][6][3]
IPA^(key): [na̠ma̠e̞]
Audio (file)

Noun

名(な)前(まえ) • (namae) ^{←なまへ (namafe)^?}

a name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class, or thing)
- 2008 August 16, Aoyama, Gosho, “ＦＩＬＥ(ファイル).5(ご)　憎(ぞう)悪(お)の村(むら) [File 5: Village of Hatred]”, in 名(めい)探(たん)偵(てい)コナン [Legendary Detective Conan], volume 61 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN:
  
  新(しん)一(いち)〰‼ちょ、なんで⁉どうして新(しん)一(いち)が…
  Shin'ichi~‼ Cho, nande⁉ Dōshite Shin'ichi ga…
  Shin’ichi~!! Wait, why… Shin’ichi, why are you…
  ………新(しん)一(いち)…それが僕(ぼく)の名(な)前(まえ)ですか？
  ……… Shin'ichi… Sore ga boku no namae desu ka?
  …Shin’ichi… Is that my name?
- 2013 April 7 [Dec 9 2012], ONE; Murata, Yusuke, “15(じゅうご)撃(げき)目(め)　趣(しゅ)味(み)と仕(し)事(ごと) [15th Hit: A Hobby, or a Job?]”, in ONEPUNCH-MAN(【ワンパンマン】) [One-Punch Man], volume 2 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 178:
  
  音(おん)速(そく)のソニック？誰(だれ)ですか？その頭(ず)痛(つう)が痛(いた)いみたいな名(な)前(まえ)の人(じん)物(ぶつ)は？
  Onsoku no Sonikku? Dare desu ka? Sono zutsū ga itai mitai na namae no jinbutsu wa?
  Sonic the Sound Speed? Who’s that? Is he giving you a headache with that redundant name?
(more specifically) a given name (excluding the surname)

Derived terms

名(な)前(まえ)解(かい)決(けつ) (namae kaiketsu)
名(な)前(まえ)看(かん)板(ばん) (namae kanban)
名(な)前(まえ)人(にん) (namaenin)
名(な)前(まえ)負(ま)け (namaemake)
取(と)り子(ご)名(な)前(まえ) (torigo namae)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
名	前
なー > な Grade: 1	めー Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 名前 (namae, “name”).

Can be analyzable as derived from 名 (nā, “name”) +‎ 前 (-mē, suffix describing a person to emphasize a quality or feature).

Pronunciation

(Shuri-Naha) なめー [námèè] (Heiban - [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [nameː]

Noun

名前 (hiragana なめー, rōmaji namē)

a name (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class, or thing)
(more specifically) a given name (excluding the surname)

References

沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

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[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJS-2] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-3] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[JEL-4] Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.

[SMK5-5] 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-6] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[7] 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

名前

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Noun

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Okinawan

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