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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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mayes[meiz]
Kiran-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali, Urdu
Theophila-Ancient Greek
Taikitah-ee-keeJapanese
LanzoLAHN-tso (German)German, Ancient Germanic
JÓZefina-Polish