Meanings
alternative Niemen
- A river in Eastern Europe, flowing through Belarus, Lithuania and Russia to the Baltic Sea.
- A town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ned-“wet”
- Old Lithuanian[Term?]
- Old East SlavicНемънъ
- zle-mruНемонъ
- RussianНе́ман
- EnglishNeman
Borrowed from Russian Не́ман (Néman), from Middle Russian Немонъ (Nemon), from Old East Slavic Немънъ (Nemŭnŭ), from Old Lithuanian [Term?] (compare Lithuanian Nẽmunas) 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”).
More words from Russian, zle-mru, Old East Slavic
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Estonian Neemen, Neman
- Neemenriver to the Baltic Sea
- Nemantown in Kaliningrad Oblast
French Niémen
- Niémenriver to the Baltic Sea
German Memel, Ragnit
- Memelriver to the Baltic Sea
- Ragnittown in Kaliningrad Oblast
Latvian Nemuna, Ņemana
- Nemunariver to the Baltic Sea
- Ņemanatown in Kaliningrad Oblast
Lithuanian Nẽmunas, Ragai̇̃nė
- Nẽmunasriver to the Baltic Sea
- Ragai̇̃nėtown in Kaliningrad Oblast
Polish Niemen, Niemen
- Niemenriver to the Baltic Sea
- Niementown in Kaliningrad Oblast
- Ragnetatown in Kaliningrad Oblast
Russian Не́ман, Не́ман
- Не́ман (Néman)river to the Baltic Sea
- Не́ман (Néman)town in Kaliningrad Oblast
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Neman
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Cite this entry
Neman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neman
“Neman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neman. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Neman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Neman.
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