Nun

See also: nun, nún, nùn, ñun, Nun., and ن‎

English

Etymology 1

From Hebrew.

Proper noun

Nun

(very rare) A male given name
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Deuteronomy 34:9:
  :
  And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nun

The languages of the Bamun people of western Cameroon.

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