bg Майн (river in southern Germany) · sk Mohan (river in southern Germany) · ru Майн (river in southern Germany) · la Moenus (river in southern Germany) · th แม่น้ำเมน (river in southern Germany) · el Μάιν (river in southern Germany) · pt Meno (river in southern Germany) · mr माइन (river in southern Germany) · hi माइन (river in southern Germany) · it Meno (river in southern Germany) · es Meno (river in southern Germany) · de Main (river in southern Germany) · ja マイン川 (river in southern Germany) · hu Majna (river in southern Germany) · cs Mohan (river in southern Germany) · th เมน (river in southern Germany) · eo Majno (river in southern Germany) · bar Moa (river in southern Germany) · ko 마인 강 (river in southern Germany) · lo ແມ່ນ້ຳເມນ (river in southern Germany) · hy Մայն (river in southern Germany) · cmn 美因河 (river in southern Germany) · dsb Mohan (river in southern Germany) · vmf Mee (river in southern Germany) · fr Main (river in southern Germany) · la Moenis (river in southern Germany) · lo ເມນ (river in southern Germany) · pl Men (river in southern Germany) · ca Main (river in southern Germany)
From an Mhaing, possibly from Old Irish mang (“fawn”), which is said to be related to Proto-Celtic *makʷos (“son”); also compare Proto-Germanic *maguz.
Meanings
A river in Northern Ireland, flowing into Lough Neagh.
* As a Scottish surname, reduced from the North Germanic name Magnus. Also from the adjective main.
* As a Scottish, English, French and Norman surname, from personal names derived from Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able”), similar to Mein.
* As a Scottish, English and Norman surname, from the French province of Maine. Compare Mansell.
* As a Scottish, English, and Norman surname, from the Anglo-Norman adjective maine (“great, large”), from Old French magne.
* As a Scottish, English, Norman and French surname, from the noun main (“hand”).