nomme

Nomme is a conjugated form of the French verb nommer, meaning to name or to appoint. It functions as a verb form rather than a standalone noun in modern French. Nommer is a regular -er verb, and nomme appears in several grammatical contexts.

In present tense, nomme is the third-person singular form: il/elle nomme means he or she names or appoints. As an imperative, the informal singular form is Nomme!, used to issue a direct command to one person. In the present subjunctive, nomme appears in the first and third person singular: que je nomme and qu’il nomme.

The past participle of nommer is nommé, used to form compound tenses such as the passé composé (par exemple, Il a nommé un nouveau directeur — He has named or appointed a new director). Other simple tenses use different endings, but nomme is most commonly encountered in the present tense and in subjunctive or imperative forms.

Nommer can denote both naming a name and appointing someone to a position. For example, Le conseil a nommé un nouveau président means “The council named (appointed) a new president.” Similarly, Ils vont nommer un témoin means “They will name/appoint a witness.” The noun for “name” in French is nom; nomme is not used as a noun.

Etymologically, nommer derives from Latin nomen, meaning name, reflecting its core meaning. In English-language contexts, nomme is primarily encountered in discussions of French grammar or in translations where the specific verb form is being analyzed.