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evaṁnāmo

masculine singular nominative, from evaṁnāma (adjective/noun: one called by that name)

  1. called by that name
  2. having such a name
  3. so-named

Analysis. evaṁ (thus, in such a way) + nāma (name, by name); the compound expresses 'called thus' or 'having that name', often used to introduce a person or thing by designation (e.g., 'there was a man evaṁnāmo Nanda, called thus named Nanda').

Etymology. evaṁ from √i/es (to be) + -vam (neuter marker); nāma from Indo-European *h₃noH-mn̥, cognate with English name, Greek ónoma, Latin nōmen. The compound is idiomatic to Pali narrative: 'in such-a-manner-named', a conventional opening formula.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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