English Explanatory Dictionary

Meynell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Meynell Meynells

Etymology

Two main origins: * From Old French mesnil (“cottage”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling. * From a Norman female personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *hildiz (“battle, fight”).

Derived words

Meynell's Gorse
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