Minnaar

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from Middle French Mesnard, from Old French mesnil, from Latin mesnillum, a variant of mānsiōnīle derived from mānsiō (“lodging; dwelling”). Compare French Ménard.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Minnaar

  1. a surname from French

References[edit]

  • Krige, J.D.A. (1936) “Minnaar”, in Die Franse Familiename in Suid-Afrika (van vóór 1800) etimologies verklaar [The French Family Names in South Africa (from before 1800) etymologically defined] (in Afrikaans), Pretoria: Van Schaik Uitgewers, page 24
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