Menez

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginSpanish Menes ← French Menez ← Breton menez →
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Meanings

proper nounMenez (plural Menezes)

plural Menezes

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Bretonmenez“mountain”
  2. FrenchMenez
  3. SpanishMenes
  4. EnglishMenez

Two possible origins: * Variant spelling of Spanish Menes, mainly found in the Philippines. * Borrowed from French Menez or Ménez, a topographic surname from Breton menez (“mountain”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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