Menz

See also: Mënz and menz

English

Proper noun

Menz (plural Menzes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Menz is the 19489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1386 individuals. Menz is most common among White (92.28%) individuals.

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German minze, from Old High German minza, from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnt͡s/, /ˈmɛns/
• Rhymes: -ɛnts, -ɛns
• Syllabification: Menz

Noun

Menz f (plural Menze)

1. mint (any plant in the genus Mentha)
2. the color mint (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Derived terms

• Peffermenz

See also

Colors in Hunsrik · Forrve (layout · text)

Weis	Grau	Schwarz
Rod	Ranschegelleb; Braun	Gelleb, Geel
Grien (Hellgrien), (Neongrien)	Grien (Dunkelgrien)	Menz
Meergrien	Blau (Hellblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Feilche	Rosch, Lila	Roserod

References

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Menz”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 109, column 2