nye

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/naɪ/

proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginFrench nid ← Latin nidus →
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Meanings

nye1

nounnye (plural nyes)

plural nyes

  1. alternativecollectiveAlternative form of nide (“nest of pheasants”).

NYE2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of New Year's Eve.

Nye3

proper nounNye (countable and uncountable, plural Nyes)

plural Nyes

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Middle English.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableA village in Jönköping, Småland, Sweden.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Stillwater County, Montana, United States.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
    4. countableuncountableA neighborhood of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
    7. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Nye County.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nide

Origin

nye · noun

  1. Latinnidus“nest”
  2. Frenchnid“nest, brood”
  3. Englishnye

Probably from French nid (“nest, brood”), from Latin nidus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nest.

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Nye · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishatten“at the”
  2. EnglishNye

Topographic surname which derives from a misdivision of Middle English atten (“at the”) + ei (“island”) or æ (“river, waterway”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nye

byimybuyhighywhyreplyjJulytryapplysupplyhieyeguyfidiflyskynearbykyspysi
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Sounds the same

nigh

Anagrams

yenney
Cite this entry
APA

nye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nye

MLA

“nye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nye. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nye,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nye.

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