nommé

Nommé is a French word that functions as the past participle of nommer and as an adjective meaning "named" or "appointed." It is used to indicate that a person has been given a name or designated to a particular role, title, or status.

Forms of the word include: masculine singular nommé, feminine singular nommée, masculine plural nommés, and feminine plural nommées. The present participle is nommant. The accent on the e is important for correct spelling in written French.

In tense usage, nommé appears as the past participle in compound tenses with être (Il a été nommé, Elle a été nommée). With avoir, the participle may agree in gender and number if there is a preceding direct object (les personnes qu’on a nommées). The sense is typically close to “appointed” in formal contexts, rather than merely “named” in the sense of giving a name.

Etymologically, nommé derives from nommer, which comes from Latin nominare, meaning to name or to appoint. The word is common in legal, administrative, and formal writing, where it often describes someone designated to a position or role, such as nommer un président or les personnes nommées à des postes.

Related terms include nommer (to name or appoint), désigner (to designate), nomination (nomination), and nominatif (nominative) in linguistic or bureaucratic contexts.