Minto

Meaning

Proper Noun

• village Scottish Borders (council area) Scotland (country), where the seat of the Earl of Minto is located.
• Any of various places named after an Earl of Minto, including:
• census-designated place Alaska (state).

Origin

• Refers to the Minto Hills near the Scottish village. A pleonastic compound of Old Welsh minid, from Proto-Brythonic *mönɨð, from Proto-Celtic *moniyos, from Proto-Indo-European *men-, and Old English hōh, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-, *kemǝk-. The latter element was added after the meaning of the former had become obscure. Recorded as Munethov in 1166 and Mynetowe in 1296.
• From Lower Tanana Menhti