# Meynell

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Two main origins:
* From Old French mesnil (“cottage”), a topographic surname for someone who lived in an isolated dwelling.
* From a Norman female personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *hildiz (“battle, fight”).

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