Minnaar
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: minnaar
Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Middle French Mesnard, from Old French mesnil, from Latin mesnillum, a variant of mānsiōnīle derived from mānsiō (“lodging; dwelling”). Compare French Ménard.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Minnaar
- a surname from French
References
[edit]- Krige, J.D.A. (1936) “Minnaar”, in Die Franse Familiename in Suid-Afrika (van vóór 1800) etimologies verklaar [The French Family Names in South Africa (from before 1800) etymologically defined] (in Afrikaans), Pretoria: Van Schaik Uitgewers, page 24