Mainer
A surname transferred from the given name.
Proper noun
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Origin
From a Germanic personal name composed of the elements *maginą (“power, might”) and *harjaz (“army”).
Forms
Noun
- A native or resident of the state of Maine in the United States of America.
- “People have no idea how good this stuff is, but they are about to find out,” said Mr. Patry, 62, who is possibly the most optimistic and talkative native Mainer in history. - 2012 September 11, Julia Moskin,...
Origin
Etymology tree English Maine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English Mainer From Maine + -er.