Etymology

Nambé

Nam·bé

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the Nambé people or the variety of Tewa they speak. Full definition →

Spanish Nambé ← Tewa Nąnbeʼ
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The story

  1. Tewa · derived fromNąnbeʼ“rounded earth”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromNambé
  3. English todayNambé

From Spanish Nambé, from Tewa Nąnbeʼ (“rounded earth”).

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