Neymar

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /nejˈma(ʁ)/ [neɪ̯ˈma(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /nejˈma(ɾ)/ [neɪ̯ˈma(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /nejˈma(ʁ)/ [neɪ̯ˈma(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /nejˈma(ɻ)/ [neɪ̯ˈma(ɻ)]
 

Proper noun

Neymar m

  1. a male given name

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Neymar in the 2010s after the Brazilian footballer Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neiˈmaɾ/ [nei̯ˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: Ney‧mar

Proper noun

Neymar m

  1. a male given name from Portuguese