Messner

English

Etymology

Jewish and south German occupational surname for a churchwarden, from Middle High German mesnære, from Old High German mesināri, from Late Latin mansionarius, a derivative of mansio (“abode, dwelling”). Compare Mesner. This is also Slavicized as Slovene Mežnar (see Meznarich).

Proper noun

Messner (plural Messners)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Messner is the 6701st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5039 individuals. Messner is most common among White (96.13%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Messner m (strong, genitive Messners, plural Messner, feminine Messnerin)

  1. alternative spelling of Mesner

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of Messner [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Messner die Messner
genitive eines des Messners der Messner
dative einem dem Messner den Messnern
accusative einen den Messner die Messner
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