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Meinen

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As a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild.

proper noun Meinens

A surname.

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"Meinen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/meinen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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

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

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@misc{meinen_2026,
  title = {Meinen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meinen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}