MIS

M3I1S1

proper noun

A surname.

“MIS 3 is used to refer to the period between 57 and 70 thousand years ago.”

OriginPolish Miś ← Slovene Miš ← Dutch Mis →
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Meanings

MIS1

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Military Intelligence Service (United States).
  2. abbreviationinitialismarchaeologyInitialism of marine isotope stage, a timescale.

    MIS 3 is used to refer to the period between 57 and 70 thousand years ago.

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of management information system.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of medium invert sugar.
  3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of minimally invasive surgery.
  4. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of mortgage interest statement.
  5. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of müllerian inhibiting substance.

MIs2

noun
  1. pluralplural of MI

Mis3

proper nounMis (plural Mises)

plural Mises

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Yucatec MayaMis
  2. DutchMis
  3. SloveneMiš
  4. PolishMiś
  5. EnglishMis

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Miś, a pet form of Michał or a nickname from miś (“bear”). * Borrowed from Slovene Miš, a nickname from miš (“mouse”). * Borrowed from Dutch Mis, a reduced form of the personal name Amijs. * Borrowed from Yucatec Maya Mis; this surname is predominantly found in Yucatán.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

MIS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MIS

MLA

“MIS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MIS. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “MIS,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/MIS.

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