Etymology

Menzies

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Today it means: A Scottish surname. Full definition →

Early Scots Menȝies ← Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach ← Anglo-Norman Mesnières
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The story

  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromMesnières
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMèinnearach
  3. Early Scots · borrowed fromMenȝies
  4. English todayMenzies

From Early Scots Menȝies, from Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach, from Anglo-Norman Mesnières.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.