Meynell
English
editEtymology
editTwo 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”).
Proper noun
editMeynell (plural Meynells)
- A surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Meynell is the 7556th most common surname in England, belonging to 860 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meynell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 583.