# Mennonite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛnəˌnaɪt/ · frequency rank #37,091

## Definitions
1. A member of any of a group of Protestant churches or denominations in the Anabaptist tradition, practicing credobaptism and committed to nonresistance and nonviolence, many of whom may wear plain dress and shun modern technology.

## Etymology
Eponymous to Menno Simons, the second-generation leader of the denomination, + -ite. Menno's own name is of West Frisian origin and was originally spelled Minne (compare the name Mein, itself ultimately related to *magan (“to be able”)).

## Common misspellings (11)
`emnnonite`, `mennnoite`, `mennointe`, `mennoniet`, `mennonitte`, `mennonnite`, `mennontie`, `menonite`, `menonnite`, `mmennonite`, `mnenonite`

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