Muniz

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proper noun

A surname.

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

proper nounMuniz (plural Munizes)

plural Munizes

Origin

  1. Latinmonere
  2. EnglishMuniz

Spanish, Galician, Asturian, and Leonese surname, patronymic from Muño, from the name of a hill in Spain, from Latin monere. In Brazil this is found as a variant of the related Moniz.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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