Messner

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle High German mesnære ← Old High German mesināri ← Late Latin mansionarius →
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Meanings

proper nounMessner (plural Messners)

plural Messners

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Late Latinmansionarius
  2. Old High Germanmesināri
  3. Middle High Germanmesnære
  4. EnglishMessner

Jewish and south German occupational surname for a churchwarden, from Middle High German mesnære, from Old High German mesināri, from Late Latin mansionarius, a derivative of mansio (“abode, dwelling”). Compare Mesner. This is also Slavicized as Slovene Mežnar (see Meznarich).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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