The mis Surname
mis Name Meaning and History
- Polish (Mis): from a pet form of the personal name Michal (see Michael).
- Polish (Mis): perhaps also a nickname from mis ‘bear’.
- Slovenian (Miš): nickname from the vocabulary word miš ‘mouse’.
- Dutch: from a reduced form of the personal name Amijs, a derivative of Latin amicus ‘friend’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 7 - Messages: 12
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Mis family from Cieplice, near Sieniawa and Lezajsk in Southeastern Poland | Jeffrey Mish (Mis) | 1 |
| Mis - who lived in Sayreville,N.J | janet | 1 |
| Surname of Mis |
 JudithMcCann75
| 0 |
| MIS, Agnes |
greglin41
| 1 |
| last name | Dave Miss | 2 |
| John (Jerry) Mis |
kalotac
| 0 |
| Mise's | Terrie O'Brien | 0 |
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