Messner

The story

1. Late Latin · derived frommansionarius
2. Old High German · derived frommesināri
3. Middle High German · derived frommesnære
4. English todayMessner

Jewish and south German occupational surname for a churchwarden, from Middle High German mesnære, from Old High German mesināri, from Late Latin mansionarius, a derivative of mansio (“abode, dwelling”). Compare Mesner. This is also Slavicized as Slovene Mežnar (see Meznarich).