Nomad (disambiguation)
Appearance
A nomad is a member of a people, or species, that moves from place to place.
Nomad may also refer to:
Places
[edit]- Nomad, Michigan, an unincorporated community
- Nomad, Papua New Guinea, a major centre of the Middle Fly District of Western Province of Papua New Guinea
- Nomad Rural LLG, in Papua New Guinea
- NoMad, Manhattan, a neighborhood in New York City
- The NoMad, a hotel/restaurant in the neighborhood
- Group Nomad L.L.C., in London, UAE, Lebanon, and Iraq is an architecture and invention studio built upon arabian nomadic principles. The studio started with the visionary A. (Born Anthony Sfeir) the leader and now idol of the group, who paved the way as the first NOMAD architect, many heard his divine call and followed his "divine path", 8 years later a community of more than 300 "NOMAD" designers are emerging from the shadows testifying to A.'s Supernatural abilities. The Nomads have been seen as a cult shrouded in mystery sorcery and mysticism due to their hidden nature, supernatural abilities, and hightened senses; supposedly passed down through A's training principles. The "loyalists"/"nomad fanatics" believe that "A." transcends divinity and should be worshipped. To them "A." has manifested "miracles" in multiple occasions(by witness of his disciples) such as bilocation, telekinesis, and clairvoyance.
Books and magazines
[edit]- Nomad (comics), a series of characters from the Marvel Universe
- Nomad (magazine), an American literary magazine
- Nomad (novel), a 1950 science fiction novel by George O. Smith
- Nomad: From Islam to America, a 2010 autobiographical book by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
- The Nomad, a novel in the Tribe of One series by Simon Hawke
- Alan Partridge: Nomad, a 2016 autobiography by fictional broadcaster Alan Partridge
Films and television
[edit]- Nomad (1982 film), a Hong Kong film starring Leslie Cheung
- Nomads (1986 film), an urban horror film set in Los Angeles
- Nomad (2005 film), a historical epic set in Kazakhstan
- Nomads (2010 film), a drama film
- Nomad (upcoming film), an upcoming science fiction film
- Nomads (film series), a Canadian virtual reality documentary project
- Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, a 2019 documentary directed by Werner Herzog
- Nomad (Star Trek), the name of a robot in the Star Trek episode "The Changeling"
- Nomad the Naturalist, pseudonym of Norman Ellison, author and presenter of BBC Children's Hour radio programmes
- Nomads (TV series), a Greek reality competition television series
- The Nomads (film), a 2019 sports drama set in Philadelphia
Games
[edit]- Sega Nomad, video game console
- Nomad, the main character in the 2007 PC videogame Crysis by Crytek
- Nomad, a hostile alien faction in Freelancer
- Nomad, or Project Nomad, a 1993 DOS game
- Nomad, a vehicle in the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda
- Nomad, the codename of the main character in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint
- Nomad, callsign of an operative in Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Nomad, a Moroccan operator in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Music
[edit]- NOMAD, an independent association working on digital art and culture, with an emphasis on sound art
- Nomad (British band), a British duo, the artist of "(I Wanna Give You) Devotion"
- Nomad (New Zealand band), a Kiwi pop band, best known for the song "Oh My My"
- NOMAD (group), a South Korean idol group
- The Nomad (New Zealand Music Producer), New Zealand electronic music producer, DJ and videographer
- The Nomads (Swedish band), a Swedish rock band
- The Nomads (Texas band), an American band
Albums
[edit]- Nomad (Jesse Cook album), 2003, and the title track
- Nomadic (Adriana Evans album), 2004
- Nomad (Tribal Tech album), 1990
- Nomad (Mike Tramp album), 2015
- Nomad (Chasing Safety album)
- Nomad, a 2000 album by Paul Di'Anno
- Nomad, an album by Lotus (2004)
- Nomad, an album by Adam Plack recording under the name Nomad with Robert Mirabal, Mor Thiam, and Jason Baker
- Nomad, an album by Bombino (2013)
- Nomad, an album by Sky Architect (2017)
Songs
[edit]- "Nomad", by Sepultura from Chaos A.D.
- "Nomad", by Youngblood Supercult
- "Nomad", by Buckingham-Nicks, recorded as a demo in 1974 and published in 2001, under the name Candlebright, by Stevie Nicks from Trouble in Shangri-La
- "Nomad", by Walk Off the Earth
- "Nomad", a jazz instrumental written by Duke Pearson and recorded by many others
- "The Nomad", by Iron Maiden from Brave New World
- "Nomad", by Zion.T and Gen Hoshino from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings: The Album
Sport
[edit]- Anstey Nomads F.C., an amateur football (soccer) club from Leicestershire, England
- Connah's Quay Nomads F.C., a Welsh football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire
- Nomads Auction Manila, a football (soccer) club based in the Philippines
- Nomads R.F.C., a rugby football club based in Hong Kong
- Nomads United, a New Zealand soccer club based in Christchurch
- Nomads Women's rugby team, an international invitational women's rugby team
- North Winnipeg Nomads Football Club, an amateur Canadian football club in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Shavkat Rakhmonov, Kazakh mixed martial artist; nicknamed "Nomad"
Technology
[edit]- Monad (functional programming)
- Nomad Goods, a consumer electronics accessory company in Santa Barbara, CA
- Nomad Health, an online marketplace for freelance clinical jobs
- Nadir and Occultation for Mars Discovery (NOMAD), an instrument on the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
- Nomad rover, an unmanned vehicle designed as a test for such a vehicle to ride on other planets
- Nomad software, a computer database and inquiry language also known as NOMAD
- Creative NOMAD, a range of digital audio players designed and sold by Creative Technology
- Navy oceanographic meteorological automatic device (NOMAD), offshore weather buoy
- Wireless Nomad, an internet cooperative based in Toronto, Canada
- Nomad, software for scheduling and deployment of tasks developed by HashiCorp
Transportation
[edit]Aircraft
[edit]- CH-112 Nomad, a variant of the Hiller OH-23 Raven helicopter used by Canadian military
- Delta Sailplane Nomad, an American motorglider
- GAF Nomad, an Australian short-take-off-and-landing (STOL) aircraft produced from 1975 to 1985
- Gin Nomad, a South Korean paraglider design
- A-17 Nomad, an attack bomber produced in 1935
- PBN Nomad, a variant of the PBY Catalina flying boat
- Stanley Nomad, a glider
- Napier Nomad, aircraft engine
Motor vehicles
[edit]- Chevrolet Nomad, a station wagon produced by the Chevrolet Motor Division of the General Motors Corporation from 1955 to 1961
- Suzuki Escudo Nomad, a sport utility vehicle
- Nomads (motorcycle club), an outlaw motorcycle club in Australia
- Nomad (motorcycle club membership), a member of a motorcycle club
Ships
[edit]- SS Nomadic (1911), a ship of the White Star line and tender for the RMS Titanic
- USS Nomad (SP-1046), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
- HMS Nomad, a British Royal Navy destroyer launched in February 1916 and sunk in May 1916
Other
[edit]- Nomad, branding for the public transport services in the French region of Normandy, including TER Normandie and the former Normandy intercity lines
Other uses
[edit]- Nomad (company), a Japanese animation company
- Nominated adviser of the London Stock Exchange Alternative Investment Market
- Nomad (Dragonfly), a species of dragonfly