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nameling

nameling noun: any of a group of people sharing the same name.

Noun

nameling (plural namelings)

  1. (archaic, rare) Any of a group of people sharing the same name
    • Eveline Hill, the protagonist of the Dubliners story "Eveline," for example, successfully extricates herself from the confines of her "Eve" name since, like her nameling in the Garden of Eden who was tempted by promises of knowledge, Eveline, too, is tempted: […]1994, Claire A. Culleton, Names and Naming in Joyce
    • […] namelings, people having the same name when […]2014, Barbara Ann Kipfer, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About

Forms of nameling

pluralnamelings

Origin of nameling

From name + -ling.

Questions about nameling

What does nameling mean?
Nameling means any of a group of people sharing the same name.
What part of speech is nameling?
Nameling is a noun.
What is the plural of nameling?
The plural of nameling is namelings.

Words near nameling in the dictionary

  1. namelessly
  2. namelessness
  3. namelessnesses
  4. namelier
  5. nameliest
  6. nameling
  7. namelings
  8. namely
  9. namenesia
  10. namepiece
  11. namepieces

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