Maynard

M3A1Y4N1A1R1D2
US/ˈmeɪnɚd/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Dutch meginhard →
Less commonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper nounMaynard (countable and uncountable, plural Maynards)

plural Maynards

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Augusta Township, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Randolph County, Arkansas.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Fayette County, Iowa.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky.
    4. countableuncountableA town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Chippewa County, Minnesota.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio.

Origin

  1. Old Dutchmeginhard
  2. EnglishMaynard

From a given name, Norman Mainard, borrowed from Old Dutch meginhard from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might”) + *harduz (“hard, strong”)

More words from Old Dutch

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

yardmandraymanMyranda
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Maynard on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.