An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A word or group of words that refers to a person, place, or thing or any syntactically similar word (Collins).

Etymology (EN): M.E. nowne; O.Fr. nom, non, from Latin nomen “name, noun,” → name.

Etymology (PE): Nâmvâz “noun,” from nâm, → name, + vâz “word,” variants vâ&#382, âvâz, vâj, vât, vâ, → voice.