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Messner

Messner proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Messner (plural Messners)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Messner

pluralMessners

Origin of Messner

Jewish and south German occupational surname for a churchwarden, from Middle High German mesnære, from Old High German mesināri, from Late Latin mansionarius, a derivative of mansio (“abode, dwelling”). Compare Mesner. This is also Slavicized as Slovene Mežnar (see Meznarich).

Questions about Messner

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

Words near Messner in the dictionary

  1. messmates
  2. Messmer
  3. Messmers
  4. Messmore
  5. Messmores
  6. Messner
  7. Messners
  8. Messonnier
  9. messroom
  10. messrooms
  11. Messrs

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