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Means.

A surname.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name
  1. A surname.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An unincorporated community in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Various origins: * Reduced form of McMeans, a surname of Irish origin. * Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Meon, in Hampshire. * A nickname from Middle English mene (“inferior in rank”), which is from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general”), or Middle English mene (“moderate in behaviour”), which is from Old French mëen, mean.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.