Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meinen

/mˈaɪnən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
meinen
IPA
/mˈaɪnən/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

As a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Meinens (plural)

Rhymes With

tynan heinen treinen

Questions

How do you pronounce meinen?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaɪnən/.
What does meinen mean?
A surname.
Where does meinen come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce meinen

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