The manis Surname
manis Name Meaning and History
- Greek: from the personal name Manis, a pet form of Emmanouel (see Emanuel).
- Czech (Maniš): from German Mann, or from a Germanic personal name such as Manfred.
- French: unexplained.
- Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Mane + the Yiddish possessive suffix -s. As a male name, this represents a variant of Man 8. As a female name, it is derived from a form of Mary borrowed from Slavic Christians.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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