Nash

American  

[nash] / næʃ /

noun

1. John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.

2. Ogden, 1902–71, U.S. writer of humorous verse.

3. Also Nashe. Thomas, Pasquil, 1567–1601, English dramatist, novelist, and satirical pamphleteer.

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Nash British  

/ næʃ /

noun

1. John. 1752–1835, English town planner and architect. He designed Regent's Park, Regent Street, and the Marble Arch in London

2. Ogden. 1902–71, US humorous poet

3. Paul. 1889–1946, English painter, noted esp as a war artist in both World Wars and for his landscapes

4. Richard, known as Beau Nash. 1674–1762, English dandy

5. See (Thomas) Nashe

6. Sir Walter . 1882–1968, New Zealand Labour statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1957–60)

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Example Sentences

The conference connects young people with campus resources, information and guidance to support their path to higher education, and that mission will continue,” said UC Davis spokesman James Nash.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

CarMax ousted Bill Nash in November amid a slump in sales, ending his nine-year run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Lord Nash, a Conservative former minister who has been campaigning in the Lords for tighter social media controls for children, welcomed the adoption of Jools' Law by the government.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

The company went more than two months without a permanent chief executive after Bill Nash stepped down and left the board at the beginning of December.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The New Yorker sneered at the error, Ogden Nash wrote a poem about it, Walter Cronkite refused to say it on the air, and Strunk and White declared it illiterate.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker