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nary a
nary a
Not one, as in There's nary a mention of taxes in that speech, or Nary an officer could be seen. This archaic-sounding contraction of "never a" remains in current use. [Mid-1700s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Hamilcar | | hə-MIL-kahr (English), HAM-il-kahr (English) | Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized), History |
| KÅRe | | KOR-e (Swedish) | Norwegian, Swedish, Danish |
| Jurriaan | | YUR-ree-ah:n | Dutch |
| Gjon | | - | Albanian |
| Sindri | | - | Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic |
| Alden | | AWL-dən | English |