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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : possibly a variant of Minns.
  • Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Dutch Mijnes, which can be a nickname or occupational name from Middle Dutch minne ‘beloved’, ‘sweetheart’, or a metronymic from a short form of a female personal name such as Jacqueminne or Willeminne. Compare Min 2.
  • Possibly a variant spelling of Mines.

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