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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : derivative of the Germanic personal name Maginhari, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’, ‘might’ + hari ‘army’.
  • French : nickname from Old French manier ‘manual’, also ‘skillful’, ‘adroit’.
  • French : occupational name for a miller, Old French mounier, mannier.

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