Meanings
plural Mnuchins · alternative Menuhin · alternative Menukhin · alternative Menukin · alternative Minuhin · alternative Minuchin · alternative Minukhin · alternative Minukin · alternative Mnuhin · alternative Mnukhin · alternative Mnukin
- A Jewish surname from Russian.
Mnuchin, asked about climate change in a CNBC interview after his comments about Thunberg, argued there were bigger issues that also needed to be addressed. When a host noted clean air rules as an example of something that might be more urgent, Mnuchin ignored the interjection.
2020 January 23, Philip Bump, “Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2021
Origin
- Hebrewמנוחה“a Jewish female given name”
- RussianМенуха“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Menucha</i>”
- Hebrewמְנַחֵם“a Jewish male given name”
- RussianМенахем“<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Menachem</i>”
- RussianМенухин
- EnglishMnuchin
From Russian Менухин (Menuxin) and its various forms. * (patronymic): From Russian Менахем (Menaxem, “Menachem”) + -ин (-in, “possessive”), from Hebrew מְנַחֵם (Menahem, “a Jewish male given name”) * (matronymic): From Russian Менуха (Menuxa, “Menucha”) + -ин (-in, “possessive”), from Hebrew מנוחה (Menuha, “a Jewish female given name”)
More words from Russian, Hebrew
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Italian Menachem, Menaem
- MenachemJewish surname
- MenaemJewish surname
- MenahemJewish surname
- MenahamJewish surname
Russian Менухин, Мнухин
- Менухин (Menuxin)Jewish surname
- Мнухин (Mnuxin)Jewish surname
- Минухин (Minuxin)Jewish surname
- Мнушкин (Mnuškin)Jewish surname
- Мну́чин (Mnúčin)Jewish surname
Cite this entry
Mnuchin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mnuchin
“Mnuchin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mnuchin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mnuchin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mnuchin.
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