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nye

/naɪ/

nye is the alternative form of nide.

Meaning of nide

Noun

nide (plural nides)

  1. (archaic, collective) A nest of pheasants.
    • [A] nide of pheasants are sometimes collected in a very small space, and in the middle of the day conceal themselves very close.1809, William Nicholson, “SPORTING”, in The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences; […], volume VI (S … Z), London: Printed by C[harles] Whittingham, […]; for Longman, Hurst, Rees...
    Synonyms:
    nid, nye

See all 2 meanings of nide

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Nye

Nye (countable and uncountable, plural Nyes)

  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. A village in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.
  3. An unincorporated community in Stillwater County, Montana, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
  5. A neighborhood of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
  8. (abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Nye County.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: NYE

NYE

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of New Year's Eve.

Forms of nye

Noun
pluralnyes
Proper noun
pluralNyes

Origin of nye

Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), from Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nest.

Topographic surname which derives from a misdivision of Middle English atten (“at the”) + ei (“island”) or æ (“river, waterway”).

Words formed from nye

Phrases with nye

Words that rhyme with nye

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Questions about nye

What does nye mean?
Nye means a surname from Middle English.
What is nye the alternative form of?
Nye is the alternative form of nide.
What part of speech is nye?
Nye is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce nye?
Nye is pronounced /naɪ/.

Words near nye in the dictionary

  1. NYD
  2. Nydam
  3. Nydams
  4. Nydia
  5. Nydri
  6. nye
  7. Nye County
  8. Nyeboe Land
  9. nyem
  10. nyems
  11. Nyengato

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nye (page history and authors); Nye (page history and authors); NYE (page history and authors); nide (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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