"Messing" meaning in English

See Messing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the Old English personal name Mæcca + -ing (“belonging to”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|-}} Old English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Messing
  1. A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8918). Categories (place): Places in England, Places in Essex, England, Villages in England, Villages in Essex, England Derived forms: Messing-cum-Inworth
    Sense id: en-Messing-en-name-TuRVMe2X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Messings [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Messing (“brass”), a metonymic occupational surname for a brazier. Etymology templates: {{wp|Messing (surname)}}, {{bor|en|de|Messing||brass}} German Messing (“brass”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Messing (plural Messings)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Messing-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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