Nam
1 Americannoun
noun
abbreviation
noun
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of Nam
First recorded in 1965–70; by shortening
Example Sentences
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In a recent interview, Eric Nam said Kish was “fearless” in her mission to get better food on set.
From Salon
Nam said there were a few times he secretly delivered packets of miso soup to Kish during filming.
From Salon
Chang-Yong Nam, a senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, says he thinks the properties of metal-organic frameworks make them an alluring candidate, though he himself is currently at work on a photoresist option that builds on current approaches.
Nam Jin and Na Hoon-A, widely considered South Korea's first pop "idols", pushed trot to new heights during their fierce rivalry from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.
From BBC
“A few IT workers can easily fund a missile,” said Nam, head of a Seoul-based North Korean human-rights group called People for Successful Corean Reunification, or PSCORE.
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