Meynell

Meynell
This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may be topographical, for someone who lived not in the main village, but in an isolated dwelling in the country, deriving from the Middle English "meinil" or the old French "mesnil" meaning country house. There are several minor places in France named with this word and the surname may also be a locational name from any of these. The surname may also derive from a Norman female personal name composed of the Germanic elements "magin" meaning strenght or might plus "hild" a battle. The name Menenilda (without surname) appears in the Chartulary of Ramsey Abbey, Norfolk (1250). The surname is first recorded in the latter half of the 12th Century, (see below). One Hugh de Meynyl, is noted in the Assize Court Rolls of Lancashire (1260), and Alan Mahenyld is recorded in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk (1275). In the modern idiom the surname has many variant spellings including Meynell, Maynell, Mannell, Menel, etc.. On August 21st 1547, Jane Mennell married Nicholas Blakeney at St. Mary Magdalene, Old Fish Street, and Margareta Menell married Oliverus Roberts on March 1st 1594, at St. Martin in the Fields Westminster, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Meinel, which was dated 1166, Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, during the reign of King Henry 11, "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Meynell — is the name of: Alice Meynell (1847–1922), wife of Wilfrid Meynell Francis Meynell (1891–1975), British poet and printer, son of Alice and Wilfrid Meynell Godfrey Meynell (1904–1935), army officer, awarded posthumous VC Hugo Meynell (1735 – 1808) …   Wikipedia

  • Meynell — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alice Meynell (1847–1922), britische Schriftstellerin Francis Meynell (1891–1975), britischer Buch Designer Viola Meynell (1885–1956), britische Schriftstellerin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Meynell — /ˈmeɪnəl/ (say maynuhl) noun Alice (Alice Christiana Thompson, Mrs Wilfred Meynell), 1850–1922, English poet and essayist …  

  • Meynell Langley — Coordinates: 52°57′18″N 1°33′14″W / 52.955°N 1.554°W / 52.955; 1.554 …   Wikipedia

  • Meynell, Alice — ▪ British author in full  Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell , née  Thompson  born Sept. 22, 1847, Barnes, near London, Eng. died Nov. 27, 1922, London  English poet and essayist.       Much of Meynell s childhood was spent in Italy, and about… …   Universalium

  • Meynell, Alice Christiana Gertrude — (1847 1922)    Born Alice Thompson in Barnes, London, she spent several years in Italy and France. She converted to Catholicism in 1868 and married the journalist Wilfrid Meynell (also a convert to Catholicism) in 1877. From 1881 to 1898 they… …   British and Irish poets

  • Meynell, Sir Francis — ▪ English designer in full  Sir Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell   born May 12, 1891, London, Eng. died July 10, 1975, Lavenham, Suffolk       English book designer particularly associated with the fine editions of Nonesuch Press, publications… …   Universalium

  • Meynell — /men l/, n. Alice Christiana (Thompson), 1850 1922, English poet and essayist. * * * …   Universalium

  • Meynell — /men l/, n. Alice Christiana (Thompson), 1850 1922, English poet and essayist …   Useful english dictionary

  • MEYNELL, Hugo Anthony — (1936 )    Canadian ROMAN CATHOLIC philosopher known for his spirited defense of the COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT. His works include Freud, Marx and Morals (1981) and The Intelligible Universe (1982) …   Concise dictionary of Religion

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