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1. from the personal name Menna, from Greek Menas (see Mena). In Italian it came to be treated as a feminine name; so, for example, the place name Santamenna in Salerno, is recorded in the masculine form Santomenna until the end of the 8th century.
2. variant of Menno, a reduced form of the personal name Domenico (see Domingo).


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1. from the personal name Menna, from Greek Menas (see Mena). In Italian it came to be treated as a feminine name; so, for example, the place name Santamenna in Salerno, is recorded in the masculine form Santomenna until the end of the 8th century.
2. variant of Menno, a reduced form of the personal name Domenico (see Domingo).

1. Italian: from the personal name Menna, from Greek MÄ“nas (see Mena). In Italian it came to be treated as a feminine name; so, for example, the place name Santamenna in Salerno, is recorded in the masculine form Santomenna until the end of the 8th century.
2. Italian: variant of Menno, a reduced form of the personal name Domenico (see Domingo).