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Updated August 22, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Son of the hero
  • Celtic : Monk
  • American : Strong-willed

How Popular Is The Name Mann

Family name origins & meanings

  • English, German, Dutch (De Mann), and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy, from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch man. In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. The Jewish surname can be ornamental.
  • English and German : from a Germanic personal name, found in Old English as Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of a compound name containing this element, such as Hermann.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Man (cognate with 1).
  • Indian (Panjab) : Hindu (Jat) and Sikh name of unknown meaning.

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