Menear

M3E1N1E1A1R1

proper noun

A surname from Cornish.

OriginCornish men →
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Meanings

proper nounMenear (plural Menears)

plural Menears

  1. A surname from Cornish.

Origin

  1. Cornishmen“stone”
  2. EnglishMenear

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a menhir, from Cornish men (“stone”) + hir (“long”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

renamemeanerMeneraenarme
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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