Mainzer

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mainzer.

Pronunciation

Noun

Mainzer (plural Mainzers)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Mainz.

Proper noun

Mainzer (plural Mainzers)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Mainzer is the 76768th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250 individuals. Mainzer is most common among White (97.2%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Mainz + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɪ̯ntsər/, [ˈmaɪ̯n.t͡sɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Main‧zer

Noun

Mainzer m (strong, genitive Mainzers, plural Mainzer, feminine Mainzerin)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Mainz

Usage notes

  • The Rhine Franconian form is Meenzer. There is a local tradition to distinguish between the two pronunciations based on someone's being a native or merely an inhabitant. Humorously this may even be elaborated into a three-way system of alleged nativeness involving the vowels /aɪ̯/, /ɛɪ̯/ and /eː/.

Declension

Hypernyms

Descendants

  • English: Mainzer

Proper noun

Mainzer m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Mainzers or (with an article) Mainzer, plural Mainzers or Mainzer)

  1. a surname

Descendants

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