nombré

Nombré is a grammatical form in Spanish, functioning as the first-person singular preterite of the verb nombrar. It means "I named" or "I appointed," and is used to express that the speaker designated someone or something in the past. The form appears in contexts such as appointing a person to a role, mentioning someone in a list, or designating a name for an object or project.

Etymology and relation to other forms: Nombrar comes from Latin nominare, meaning to name or designate. The preterite form nombré is one of several tense forms derived from the same root, and the accent on the e is essential to indicate the correct pronunciation and tense.

Conjugation (preterite, indicative): Yo nombré, tú nombraste, él/ella/usted nombró, nosotros/nosotras nombramos, vosotros/vosotras nombrasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes nombraron. Nombré is a regular -ar verb form in this tense, and it is easily confusable with other preterite forms like nombró (third person singular) which carries a different accent pattern.

Usage notes: The verb nombrar is widely used in formal and informal contexts, including official appointments, legal documents, and everyday narration. Distinctions in accent marks help avoid ambiguity between forms such as nombré (yo) and nombró (él/ella/usted). In passive or passive-like constructions, it can be paired with a prepositional phrase to indicate the person or thing designated.

See also: nombrar, nombramiento, naming and designation in Spanish.