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English word origin

Etymology of Mann

As a German surname, from the root of man.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
name

A surname from German. · A surname from Punjabi. · The Isle of Man. · A river in the Northern Rivers region, New South Wales, Australia, which joins the Clarence River.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

As a German surname, from the root of man.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

Descendants of Burmese people who settled in Northeast India.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Assamese মান (man, “Burmese”).

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