Manen

First attested as parochia manen at the end of the 13th century. Etymology unknown. A derivation from made (“hayfield, meadow”) is not supported by the oldest attestations. A derivation from Middle Dutch maen (“poppy, Papaver sp.”) is equally unsupported.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːnə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Ma‧nen
• Rhymes: -aːnən
• Homophone: manen

Manen n

1. A hamlet in Ede, Gelderland, Netherlands

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

From Latin manes +‎ -en.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaːnən]

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• Homophone: mahnen

Manen pl (plural only)

1. manes

• “Manen” in Duden online