"Male" meaning in English

See Male in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: * As a Welsh surname, from the personal name Mael, from Middle Welsh mael (“prince”). * As an English surname of Norman origin, contaminated from many Old French sources, such as mail (“hammer”), maille (“chainmail”), maille (“denier”), or esmal (“enamel”). Compare Mailer. * Also as an English surname, from Middle English male (“bag, pouch”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from the source of male (“male, male adult”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English mele (“meal, flour”) (compare Millman) or from Old Norse melr (“sandhill”). Compare Meil. * As a Slovene surname, from the adjective mal (“small, little”), from Proto-Slavic *malъ. Compare Mal, Mahle. * As a Norwegian surname, from a farm in Romsdal derived from Old Norse mǫl (“layer of pebbles”). Also Americanized from Mæle, Mæhle, itself related to the Norse word melr. Compare Mele. Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|-}} Welsh, {{der|en|wlm|mael|t=prince}} Middle Welsh mael (“prince”), {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fro|-}} Old French, {{inh|en|enm|male|id=bag|t=bag, pouch}} Middle English male (“bag, pouch”), {{der|en|enm|mele|t=meal, flour}} Middle English mele (“meal, flour”), {{der|en|non|melr|t=sandhill}} Old Norse melr (“sandhill”), {{der|en|sl|-}} Slovene, {{der|en|sla-pro|*malъ}} Proto-Slavic *malъ, {{der|en|no|-}} Norwegian, {{der|en|non|mǫl|t=layer of pebbles}} Old Norse mǫl (“layer of pebbles”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Male
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Male-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Male
  1. Alternative form of Maale. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Maale
    Sense id: en-Male-en-name-kRPKK7rV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Male
  1. A Madang language of Papua New Guinea.
    Sense id: en-Male-en-name-tPX5s5lq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 88 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 22 7 64 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 6 73 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Male pl (plural only)
  1. Alternative form of Maale. Tags: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: Maale
    Sense id: en-Male-en-noun-kRPKK7rV Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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