Menzies Forename
Approximately 104 people bear this name
Menzies Forename Definition:
A Scottish shortening and re-shaping of Clemence. In C20 more common as sur- than as font-name, it is properly pronounced Menggees (hard g), for the z is the same as that in Dalziel(l), which is pronounced Dee-ell.
Menzies Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 86% | 45 | 1:342,751 | 17,604 |
| Scotland | 100% | 18 | 1:297,243 | 4,537 |
| United States | - | 15 | 1:24,169,132 | 185,959 |
| Australia | - | 4 | 1:3,414,406 | 25,298 |
| South Africa | 100% | 4 | 1:13,633,162 | 197,070 |
| Canada | - | 3 | 1:11,044,457 | 76,719 |
| England | 100% | 3 | 1:18,534,307 | 106,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Indonesia | - | 1 | 1:257,963,668 | 1,335,696 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
Menzies (17,284) may also be a surname.
Menzies Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Scottish shortening and re-shaping of Clemence. In C20 more common as sur- than as font-name, it is properly pronounced Menggees (hard g), for the z is the same as that in Dalziel(l), which is pronounced Dee-ell.
A Gaelic name: Mèinnear, Mèinn and Mèinnearach locally, early documents de Mengues (1487), de Meyners (1249); De Meyneria would mean much the same as De Camera, that is, “of the household,” from mesn-, masn-, giving French mén- (our ménage, menagerie, menial), from Latin mans- (our mansion), from maneo, remain. The root anyway is man of mansion and manor, and the name is allied to Manners and Mainwaring.
Menzies Forename Popularity
Menzies Demographics
Average Menzies Salary in
United States
$71,156 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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