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Minto.

A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈmɪntəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪntoʊ/Canada, General-American/ˈmɪntəʉ/Australia

  1. A village in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.

  2. A habitational surname.

  3. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including: A community in Manitoba, Canada.

  4. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including: A village in New Brunswick.

  5. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including: A town in Ontario.

  6. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including: A city in North Dakota, United States.

  7. Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including: A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Where this word comes from

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Cumbric *mïnïδ (“mountain”), from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to tower, stand out”), and Old English hōh (“hill spur, promontory”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk- (“joint, legbone”). The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.

name/ˈmɪntəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɪntoʊ/Canada, General-American/ˈmɪntəʉ/Australia

  1. A census-designated place in Alaska.

Where this word comes from

From Lower Tanana Menhti (“among the lakes”).

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