28%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Ancient Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. MIEN-rat(German) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Derived from the Germanic elements magan "mighty, strong" and rad "counsel". Saint Meinrad was a 9th-century hermit who founded the Benedictine abbey at Einsiedeln in Switzerland. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMeginrat(Ancient Germanic) DiminutiveMeino(Ancient Germanic) Other Languages & CulturesMeine, Meint, Menno, Minke(Dutch) Meine, Minke(Frisian) Categories Catholic saints, saints Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1079. Entry updated February 4, 2020
