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Man.

The genus Homo.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. The genus Homo.

  2. Humankind in general.

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Where this word comes from

From man.

name

  1. The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.

Where this word comes from

From Old Irish Mana, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”).

name

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From Cantonese 文 (man⁴).

name

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Where this word comes from

From Cantonese 萬／万 (maan⁶) or 文 (man⁴).

name

  1. A town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

  2. A city and department in the Ivory Coast.

  3. A village in Palghar district, Maharashtra, India.

Where this word comes from

Various other places.

name

  1. A surname

name

  1. Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.

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name

  1. Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football).

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Where this word comes from

Clipping of Manchester.

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