Given name & surname
Manz
“to deceive, lure”
Manz is a surname with more than one origin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a Lower Sorbian surname, it goes back to a word meaning “to deceive, lure.”
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Where it comes from
As a Lower Sorbian surname, it comes from Proto-Slavic *mamiti.
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How it developed
In English usage, Manz as a surname is a short form of Manislav. In English usage, Manz as a surname developed from MANGOLD.
Manz’s family of names
In English usage, Manz as a surname is a short form of Manislav. In English usage, Manz as a surname developed from MANGOLD. In English usage, Manz as a surname developed from MANHART.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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