The History of N

The beginning of the N in hieroglyphics for Egyptian writing was probably a snake. It is possible that the Egyptian’s word for snake began with the “N” sound.
The sound the N makes is called an alveolar nasal sound.

N stands for Nitrogen in Chemistry.
N stands for Neptune in space.
N is also the symbol for neutron.
N stands for North London in the United Kingdom.
N stands for Nintendo in video games.
N can mean November on a calendar.
The N is the symbol for the knight piece in chess.
If you knew how to drive a car, N stands for neutral (which means it is not going forward or backward – just standing still).
N stands for number in math.
N also stands for North.

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