Mein

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Mein

Where it comes from

* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”).

* Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”).

* As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.

proper noun Meins

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vegetable, meinen, meinzer, meininger, meinert, meinhardt, meinke, meinecke, unser, meier, meis, meyn, meisner, meitzler, meisinger, meinhart

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"Mein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mein. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mein. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mein

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"Mein." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mein.

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@misc{mein_2026,
  title = {Mein},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mein},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}