Given name & surname · also Old French

Meynell

“cottage”

Meynell is a surname from Old French (ultimately Proto-Germanic).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Meynell goes back to Old French mesnil, meaning “cottage.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Meynell comes from Old French, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old French mesnil (“cottage”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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