FromLatinMoenis.
Main
- A river in southernGermany, flowing fromBavaria to theRhine.
river in southern Germany
FromanMhaing, possibly fromOld Irishmang(“fawn”), which is said to be related toProto-Celtic*makʷos(“son”); also compareProto-Germanic*maguz.[1][2]
Main
- A river inNorthern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh.
- As a Scottish surname, reduced from theNorth Germanic nameMagnus. Also from the adjectivemain.
- As a Scottish, English,French andNorman surname, from personal names derived fromProto-West Germanic*magan(“to be able”), similar toMein.
- As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province ofMaine. CompareMansell.
- As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from theAnglo-Norman adjectivemaine(“great, large”), fromOld Frenchmagne.
- As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the nounmain(“hand”).
Main
- Asurname.
Frommain.
Main
- Ellipsis ofMain Street.:A street named "Main Street".
Main (pluralMains)
- Ellipsis ofMain Street(“main street”).:A central street of a community
- ^The Scottish Celtic Review. (1885). United Kingdom, p. 26
- ^MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “mang”, inAn Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling,→ISBN
- Iman,amin,NIMA,NAMI,iman,mani,mnai,Mina,mina,Naim,Mani,Mian,Amin
FromLatinMoenis.
Main m (proper noun,strong,genitiveMainesorMains)
- Atributary of theRhine, in southernGermany
Declension ofMain [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Main m
- Main (a river in southernGermany)
- Synonym:Meno