# Mein

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,901

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”).
* Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”).
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.

## Easily confused with
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mi)
- **MN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mn)
- **men** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-men)
- **met** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-met)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mix)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-min)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mia)
- **mon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mon)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mic)
- **mel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mel)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mil)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mit)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mri)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mir)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mer)
- **moi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-moi)
- **mig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mig)
- **MEP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mep)
- **mun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mun)
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mein-vs-mes)

## Common misspellings (3)
`meinn`, `meni`, `mmein`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mein