Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nate

/neɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: nate
IPA: /neɪt/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.

name

Etymology

A variant of Neat.

Inflected Forms

Nates (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce nate?: The recorded pronunciation is /neɪt/.
What does nate mean?: A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel, and also a female given name Natalie.
Where does nate come from?: A variant of Neat.

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