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menes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
menes
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mene

name

A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by Menes, uniter of Upper and Lower Egypt and founder of the First Dynasty of Egypt.

Etymology

From Latin Mēnēs, from Ancient Greek Μήνης (Mḗnēs), ultimately from Egyptian Y5:N35-M17 (mnj).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Mēnēs, Μήνης, mnj

Questions

What does menes mean?
plural of mene
Where does menes come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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