Menno

Spellings & scripts●(measured from records)

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Menno is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish given name5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Netherlands, United States, Mexico, Spain

  Languages: Spanish, Italian

  Also written Meñño, Menño, Mennò

45 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Menno is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In German, An expression of disbelief, frustration, or defiance.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Italian, castrated, impotent

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Menno Simonsb. 1496NLDutch theologian, founder of the Mennonites (1496-1561)
• Menno van Coehoornb. 1641NLDutch military engineer (1641–1704)
• Menno Meyjesb. 1954NLScreenwriter, producer, director (born 1954)
• Menno van Delftb. 1963NLDutch conductor and musicologist
• Menno Oostingb. 1964NLDutch tennis player (1964-1999)
• Menno de Jongb. 1984NLDutch DJ
• Menno Ottenb. 1984NLDutch film director
• Menno Kochb. 1994NLDutch footballer
• Menno Vloonb. 1994NLDutch pole vaulter
• Menno Manscinematographer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them○(machine-generated)

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Menno mean, and where does it come from?

From West Frisian. Recorded by Wiktionary.

What are other forms of the name Menno?

In the etymology graph, Manfred and Manfredo are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Meino and Meint.

In which country does Menno have the most bearers?

In the Netherlands, the national register counted about 11 thousand people named Menno, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled menno.

Where is Menno most common?

Menno is densest in the Netherlands, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.6 thousand people carrying it.

How do you pronounce Menno?

A machine transcription gives /mɛnoː/ (IPA) for Dutch.

Is Menno a male or female name?

Menno is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

How common is the name Menno?

In the Netherlands, the national register counted 10,887 people named Menno, about 1 in 1.6 thousand residents.

How common is Menno compared with other names?

In the Netherlands, Menno is the 232nd most common given name of 101,916 given names recorded there.