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Minto

UK/ˈmɪntəʊ/US/ˈmɪntoʊ/

Minto proper noun: a village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.

Proper noun (1)

Minto

  1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. A community in Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A village in New Brunswick.
  5. A town in Ontario.
  6. A city in North Dakota, United States.
  7. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Proper noun (2)

Minto

  1. A census-designated place in Alaska.

Origin of Minto

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Cumbric *mïnïδ (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

From Lower Tanana Menhti (“among the lakes”).

Words formed from Minto

Questions about Minto

What does Minto mean?
Minto means a village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.
What part of speech is Minto?
Minto is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Minto?
Minto is pronounced /ˈmɪntəʊ/ (UK).

Words near Minto in the dictionary

  1. mintmark
  2. mintmarks
  3. mintmaster
  4. mintmasters
  5. mintmen
  6. Minto
  7. Minto Heights
  8. Minton
  9. mintonette
  10. Mintons
  11. mintox

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