Menzies Forename

925,156th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Jersey

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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe
86%
 
451:342,75117,604
Scotland
100%
181:297,2434,537
United States-151:24,169,132185,959
Australia-41:3,414,40625,298
South Africa
100%
41:13,633,162197,070
Canada-31:11,044,45776,719
England
100%
31:18,534,307106,915
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637

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.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

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.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

Menzies Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mendzies931/
Menziesh931/
Menzie92464/
Menzes9291/
Menzis9238/
Mengies865/
Menzise862/
Mensies862/
Mencies861/
Menzees861/
Mendzie861/
Menxzis861/
Menzi8310,599/
Menze83189/
Mengie774,309/
Mensie77151/
Menzer77142/
Mengis7759/
Menges7755/
Muenze7753/
Minzie7723/
Mences7721/
Menjes7717/
Memzie7716/
Mencis7715/
Menses7713/
Mensis7710/
Menzhi777/
Menzai776/
Maenze774/
Menjis774/
Menzui772/
Menzei772/
Menzet772/
Menzzi772/
Maenzi772/
Moenzi772/
Mmenzi772/
Menzea771/
Menzee771/
Menzeu771/
Menzey771/
Menzit771/
Mienze771/
Mendzi771/
Mnzi732/
Mengist717,293/
Mengesh714,179/
Mengest711,619/
Mindzie7148/
Menjesh7119/
Mengish7111/
Menggie716/
Mengise715/
Menchis714/
Menjais714/
Menzith713/
Menshie713/
Mengese713/
Moensie712/
Miensie712/
Menches712/
Minzhie711/
Mintzis711/
Menjees711/
Menzher711/
Mensees711/
Mensiea711/
Mensier711/
Mentjes711/
Mengieh711/
Mehenzi711/
Meenzai711/
Menzzer711/
Mengi6712,243/
Menji678,348/
Menza676,897/
Mensa673,160/
Menje673,095/
Menci672,797/
Menge671,704/
Minzi671,219/
Mensi67886/
Mence67502/
Minze67337/
Menzeher67172/
Mense67135/
Mensy6767/
Menzy6733/
Menşe678/
Menxi677/
Mengeshe674/
Memze674/
Menchise673/
Memzi672/
Menchesh671/
Mendjihe671/
Menjoice671/
Mnzea671/
Mnzeh671/
Mnzer671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Menzies