Main
English
Derived terms
Translations
river in southern Germany
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Etymology 2
From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (“fawn”), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz.[1][2]
Etymology 3
- As a Scottish surname, reduced from the North Germanic name Magnus. Also from the adjective main.
- As a Scottish, English, French and Norman surname, from personal names derived from Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), similar to Mein.
- As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province of Maine. Compare Mansell.
- As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from the Anglo-Norman adjective maine (“great, large”), from Old French magne.
- As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the noun main (“hand”).
Etymology 4
From main
Derived terms
References
- The Scottish Celtic Review. (1885). United Kingdom, p. 26
- MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mang”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Main”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 493.
See also
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɪ̯n/
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Proper noun
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Main” in Duden online
- “Main” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Main on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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