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Surname Etymology and Meaning of MAYNARD

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English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Continental Germanic personal name Mainard, composed of the elements magin ‘strength’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)