"Meinen" meaning in English

See Meinen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Meinens [plural]
Etymology: As a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{m|de|Mein}} Mein, {{m|de|Meine}} Meine, {{der|en|goh|magin|t=strength}} Old High German magin (“strength”), {{der|en|gmw-pro|*magan}} Proto-West Germanic *magan, {{m|goh|gimeini|t=mean, unkind}} gimeini (“mean, unkind”), {{cog|gmw-pro|*gamainī}} Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, {{m|no|Magnhild}} Magnhild Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Meinens}} Meinen (plural Meinens)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Meinen-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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