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Meinrad - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Meinrad

[ syll. mei-nrad, me-inr-ad ] The boy name Meinrad is pronounced as M-AYIHRaeD KEY. Meinrad is used chiefly in German and its origin is Germanic. Two-element name derived from the elements 'magin' strength, power ; 'rad' counsel, advice. The name was borne by Saint Meinrad (-861), a family member of the Counts of Hohenzollern who later became a hermit in Switzerland.

Meinrad is an uncommon baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Meinrad include Maredudd (Welsh), Meredith (English), Martey (English), Marti (English and Swiss), Martie (English), Martí (Catalan), Marto (Spanish), Martti (Finnish), Marty (English), Maynard (English), Merit (English), Meritt (English), Merrit (English), Morehead (English), Morty (English), Murad (Arabic and Indian), Murat (Arabic and Turkish), Murdie (Scottish), Murdo (Scottish), and Murdy (Scottish).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Meinrad: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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