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Mein

Mein proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Mein (plural Meins)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Mein

pluralMeins

Origin of Mein

* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”). * As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.

Phrases with Mein

Questions about Mein

What does Mein mean?
Mein means a surname.
What part of speech is Mein?
Mein is a proper noun.

Words near Mein in the dictionary

  1. Meillet
  2. Meillet's law
  3. Meilyr
  4. meimechite
  5. meimechites
  6. Mein
  7. mein host
  8. Meinam
  9. Meinecke
  10. Meineckes
  11. Meinen

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