Meinen

M3E1I1N1E1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld High German magin ← Proto-West Germanic *magan →
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Meanings

proper nounMeinen (plural Meinens)

plural Meinens

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*magan
  2. Old High Germanmagin“strength”
  3. EnglishMeinen

As a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MennieenmeinNeimen
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APA

Meinen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinen

MLA

“Meinen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meinen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meinen.

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