PhilipPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:03 am
Post subject: Surname: Mendys
Where do you think the surname Mendys could come from?
All suggestions are welcomed!!
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Philip[/list]
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dnowickiPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 7:35 am
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Philip,
According to the second edition (1998) of Hoffman's "Polish Surnames: Origins & Meanings" the surname is derived either from "menda" (kind of a louse/despicable character) or "mado" (a kernel, stone). At that time 111 people with that surname resided in Poland.
Dave
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PhilipPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 9:51 am
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| dnowicki wrote: | Philip,
According to the second edition (1998) of Hoffman's "Polish Surnames: Origins & Meanings" the surname is derived either from "menda" (kind of a louse/despicable character) or "mado" (a kernel, stone). At that time 111 people with that surname resided in Poland.
Dave |
Thank you Dave! It's a really interesting definition!
But still remains a very rare surname, and I wonder why it has been used!
But as you said, it suggests this surname was born, like many others, as a nickname referred to a single person, or maybe a group (profession).
Actually, I firstly thought It came from the spanish surname Mendes! But it's improbable.
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Elzbieta PorteneuvePO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 12:48 pm
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| Philip wrote: | | dnowicki wrote: | Philip,
According to the second edition (1998) of Hoffman's "Polish Surnames: Origins & Meanings" the surname is derived either from "menda" (kind of a louse/despicable character) or "mado" (a kernel, stone). At that time 111 people with that surname resided in Poland.
Dave |
Thank you Dave! It's a really interesting definition!
But still remains a very rare surname, and I wonder why it has been used!
But as you said, it suggests this surname was born, like many others, as a nickname referred to a single person, or maybe a group (profession).
Actually, I firstly thought It came from the spanish surname Mendes! But it's improbable. |
Adding my 2 cents from France:
Mendiant is mendicant in English, and comes from Latin mendicus according to etymology:
http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/mendiant
But Mendians is also religious order whose members lived only on alms.
We have in France delicious chocolate called "mendiant", with almonds, hazelnuts, figs, grapes.
Best,
Elzbieta
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PhilipPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2015 3:39 pm
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| Quote: | Adding my 2 cents from France:
Mendiant is mendicant in English, and comes from Latin mendicus according to etymology:
http://www.cnrtl.fr/etymologie/mendiant
But Mendians is also religious order whose members lived only on alms.
We have in France delicious chocolate called "mendiant", with almonds, hazelnuts, figs, grapes.
Best,
Elzbieta |
Merci beaucoup Elzbieta!! I haven't thought about that!
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