Neman
//ˈneɪmən// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
- 2 A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
Etymology
From Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Lithuanian Nemunas, of uncertain origin, possibly from an Old Lithuanian word meaning "damp, wet" (Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“wet”), sharing Ancient Greek νοτερός (noterós)), or from nemti (“to become silent”), or from Finnic niemi (“cape”).
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