Main

From Latin Moenis.

Main

1. A river in southern Germany, flowing from Bavaria to the Rhine.

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.^[1][2]

Main

1. 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”).

Main

1. A surname.

From main.

Main

1. Ellipsis of Main Street, a street named "Main Street".

Main (plural Mains)

1. Ellipsis of Main Street (“main street”), a central street of a community.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Main”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 493.

• Iman, amin, NIMA, NAMI, iman, mani, mnai, Mina, mina, Naim, Mani, Mian, Amin

From Latin Moenis.

• IPA^(key): /maɪ̯n/

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Main m (proper noun, strong, genitive Maines or Mains)

1. a tributary of the Rhine, in southern Germany

• “Main” in Duden online
• “Main” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Main on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Main m

1. Main (a river in southern Germany)

   Synonym: Meno