Breadcrumb Home Latin Lovers Latin Lovers: NOMINATE Friday, March 29, 2024 Written by Robert R. Cargill, PhD Bible & Archaeology (University of Iowa) From the Latin word nominare, meaning "to name, call," we get the English word nominate, meaning "to name or propose" for appointment to an office or place. From this same root we also get the word name, which is the something that we are "called."