Nam
1 Americannoun
noun
abbreviation
noun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Nam
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Viet Nam News reported that organ donations had been made to "five critically ill Vietnamese patients" at the hospital.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
“A few IT workers can easily fund a missile,” said Nam, head of a Seoul-based North Korean human-rights group called People for Successful Corean Reunification, or PSCORE.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
This upcoming Spring/Summer 2026 season has been inspired by Vietnam's former ruling Nguyen dynasty, notably Emperor Khai Dinh and the last empress consort, Nam Phuong, who both lived under colonial French rule.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
I asked if his stomach was bothering him, and he said no, that he just couldn’t believe he was out of the Nam.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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