Nam
noun
Nam
1 American
[nahm, nam]
/ nɑm, næm /
Or
'Nam
noun
Informal.
Nam
2
American
[nahm]
/ nɑm /
noun
NAM
3
American
Or
N.A.M.
abbreviation
Nam
1
British
/ næm /
noun
NAM
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Nam
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
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Though Nam Ji-ah looks like Ah-eum, Lee does not believe it is her but together they try to discover what happened to her parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Find insight on United Airlines, Nam Cheong and more in the latest Market Talks covering the auto and transport sector.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Nam said there were a few times he secretly delivered packets of miso soup to Kish during filming.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Nam Jin and Na Hoon-A, widely considered South Korea's first pop "idols", pushed trot to new heights during their fierce rivalry from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
I figured it would take three weeks for anything to reach home from Nam.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
The NAM recommendations are based on population-level data, and men on average are bigger than women.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In more than 60 years of existence, NAM has had little impact on trade or diplomacy.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
NAM also made a slippery slope argument: it claimed that in time the government would use the amendment to expand its power even more.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 1, 2023
India was a founding member in the early 1960s of NAM, which was not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The representatives asked NAM to investigate whether Daszak should be expelled from the prestigious institution, which elected him as a member in 2018.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 28, 2022
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