Meentje

The name Meentje is a Frisian-Dutch feminine variant of Meent, which is derived from the Frisian name Meinhard. It means "the strong one" or "the powerful one."

What does the name Meentje mean?

Meentje is the feminine form of Meent, which is derived from the Frisian name Meinhard. The meaning of the name is "the strong one" or "the powerful one". The origins of the name can be traced back to two Old High German elements: magan or megin, meaning "strength", "power", or "might", and harti or herti, which stands for "hard", "strong", "firm", "determined", or "sturdy". Other variants include Meinharde and Meinharda.

Where does the name Meentje come from?

The name Meentje has its roots in Old High German and means "the strong one". The components consist of magan or megin for "strength", "power" and harti or herti for "hard", "strong", "sturdy". It is widespread in several languages, including Frisian, Dutch, Low German, and Dutch.

How do you pronounce Meentje?

Meentje is pronounced approximately like 'mehn-tje'.

Popularity

In Germany, Meentje is a rather rare name. In 2021, it ranked 5,220th on the list of the most popular female names. The best ranking was achieved in 2012 with 3,656th place. In the last ten years, Meentje has been given as a first name fewer than 10 times, which placed it 9,317th in the ten-year statistics. Between 2010 and 2024, it ranks 9,410th.

Similar first names

Meent