35%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Frisian, Dutch Pronounced Pron. MAY-nə(Dutch) [key] Meaning & History Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element magan meaning "strength". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMeint(Dutch) DiminutivesMinke(Frisian) Menno(Dutch) Feminine FormMeintje(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesMeginfrid, Meginhard, Meginrat, Meino, Meinrad(Ancient Germanic) Manfred, Meinhard, Meinrad, Fred, Hardy, Manfried(German) Manfredi, Manfredo(Italian) Manfred(Polish) Categories diminutives, short forms, strength