Given name
Maynerd
“one who is brave and strong”
Maynerd is a variant of Maynard. One German interpretation is “one who is brave and strong.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maynerd is a variant of Maynard. One German interpretation is “one who is brave and strong.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maynerd is a variant of Maynard. An origin associated with Maynard is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Maynerd is a variant of Maynard. The history of Maynard gives this family its wider story. Maynard’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Maynerd through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1920. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Maynerd’s family of names
Maynerd has a related form in Maynard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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