Minto

See also: minto

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Old Welsh minid (“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.[1] Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.[2]

Proper noun

Minto

  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:
    1. A community in Manitoba, Canada.
    2. A village in New Brunswick.
    3. A town in Ontario.
    4. A city in North Dakota, United States.
    5. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Minto

  1. A census-designated place in Alaska.

References
  1. Minto in A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, 2011 →ISBN
  2. Margaret Rachael Scott, "The Germanic Toponymicon of Southern Scotland: Place-Name Elements and their Contribution to the Lexicon and Onomasticon", PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 2003, page 182

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