46%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. MIEN-rat(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements megin "power, strength" and rat "counsel, advice". Saint Meinrad was a 9th-century hermit who founded the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMeginrat(Germanic) People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal devious strong rough strange complex serious Name DaysName Days? Austria: January 21Austria: June 14 Categories Catholic saints, saints, strength, virtues, wisdom Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1079.
