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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mykola-Ukrainian
Ippolito-Italian
Aracelis-Spanish
Mykolas-Lithuanian
Lestariles-TAH-reeIndonesian
Sirvart-Armenian