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maynor

/mˈeɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
maynor
IPA
/mˈeɪnɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norman.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from a Proto-Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) + *harjaz (“army”). Compare Mayner, Mainer, Manor, Mannor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Maynors (plural)

Homonyms

maner mainor

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer brainer retainer planar campaigner rainer rayner trainor gaynor gainer

Questions

How do you pronounce maynor?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈeɪnɚ/.
What does maynor mean?
A surname from Norman.
Where does maynor come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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