niem

English Definition

name

Etymology

• (Derived from English name.)

Examples

• "Nou iina dem die de, wan man niem Jan di Baptis kom iina di dezot paat a Judiya an staat priich Gad wod."

  Now, in those days, a man named John the Baptist came in the desert part of Judea, and started preaching the word of God.

• "— Wa yu niem? — Mi niem Jaaj."

  — What's your name? — My name's George.

• "“Lisn op! Di uman we neehn sliip wid no man a-go get biebi — a wan bwai shi a-go av, an dem a-go kaal im Imanyuwel.” Da niem de miin, “Gad de ya wid wi.”"

  "Listen! The woman who never slept with a man will have a child — she will have a boy, and they will call him Immanuel." The name means "God is with us".

• "Bot im neehn go a bed wid ar til shi av ar pikni — wan bwai biebi; an im niem im Jiizas."

  But he never slept with her until she had her child — a baby boy; and he called him Jesus.

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