Menno is a

Dutch language Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-Europea ...

given name of

Old Frisian Old Frisian was a West Germanic language spoken between the 8th and 16th centuries along the North Sea coast, roughly between the mouths of the Rhine and Weser rivers. The Frisian settlers on the coast of South Jutland (today's Northern Fri ...

origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer

Menno Simons Menno Simons (1496 – 31 January 1561) was a Roman Catholic priest from the Friesland region of the Low Countries who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church and became an influential Anabaptist religious leader. Simons was a contemporary ...

( West Frisian: ''Minne Simens''), and the name was spread by his followers, the

Mennonites Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...

. ''Menno'' is the Dutch version of Frisian ''Meine''. Like other Germanic names with ''mein-'', it stems from ''megin-'' "power, strength".Meine
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People

(1496–1561), founder of the Mennonites. *

Menno van Coehoorn Menno, Baron van Coehoorn (; March 1641 – 17 March 1704) was a Dutch soldier and engineer, regarded as one of the most significant figures in Dutch military history. In an era when siege warfare dominated military campaigns, he and his French ...

(1641–1704), Dutch soldier and military engineer. *

Menno ter Braak Menno ter Braak (26 January 1902 – 14 May 1940) was a Dutch modernist writer, critic, essayist, and journalist. Early career Ter Braak was born in Eibergen and grew up in the town of Tiel where he was an exemplary student. He went on to ...

(1902–1940), Dutch modernist author. * Menno Sluijter (born 1932), Dutch anaesthetist. * Menno Voorhof, pen name of Herman Koch (born 1953), Dutch writer and actor * Menno Versteeg (born 1981), Dutch-Canadian musician and lead singer of

Hollerado Hollerado was a Canadian indie rock band from Ottawa, Ontario. Formed in 2007, the band consisted of Menno Versteeg (lead vocals, guitar), Nixon Boyd (lead guitar, backing vocals), Dean Baxter (bass, backing vocals) and Jake Boyd (drums, backing v ...

Menno Meyjes Menno Meyjes (born 1954, Eindhoven) is a Dutch-born screenwriter, film director, and film producer. Meyjes moved to the United States in 1972 and studied at San Francisco Art Institute. He was nominated for several awards for his screenplay to t ...

(born 1954), Dutch-born screenwriter, film director and producer *

Menno-Jan Kraak Menno-Jan Kraak (born 28 March 1958, Vaassen) is a Dutch cartographer and professor of Geovisual Analytics and Cartography at the Faculty of Geoinformation Sciences and Earth Observation at the University of Twente. He is known for his work in car ...

(born 1958), Dutch cartographer *

Menno Boelsma Menno Boelsma (8 January 1961 – 10 September 2022) was a Dutch speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are ...

(born 1961), Dutch speed skater. * (born 1963), Dutch harpsichordist and organist *

Menno Oosting Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career. Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ra ...

(1964–1999) Dutch tennis player. *

Menno Schilthuizen Menno Schilthuizen (born 1965, Vlaardingen) is a Dutch evolutionary biologist, ecologist, and permanent research scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden and a professor of evolution and biodiversity at Leiden University. He has publ ...

(born 1965), Dutch evolutionary biologist and ecologist. *

Menno Westendorp Menno Westendorp (born October 5, 1969) is a Dutch cinematographer. Filmography *'' The Seven of Daran: Battle of Pareo Rock'' (2008) *''Offers'' (2005) *''Jesus is a Palestinian'' (1999) Awards *2008 Won Golden Calf Award The Golden Calf ( n ...

(born 1969), Dutch cinematographer. *

Menno Veldhuis Menno Veldhuis (born 20 November 1974) is a Dutch artist. Biography Born in Groenlo and grown up in Eibergen (Netherlands). From 1994 until 1999 he studied painting with Marie van Leeuwen, Paul van Dijk and Eli Content at the High-school of Ar ...

(born 1974), Dutch painter and photographer *

Menno Willems Menno Willems (born 10 March 1977) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender between 1996 and 2006. He notably played for Vitesse, Ajax and Grimsby Town. He also played for FC Den Bosch, HFC Haarlem, Sparta Rotterda ...

(born 1977), Dutch footballer. * (born 1984), Dutch DJ and producer. *

Menno Effern Menno is a Dutch language given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons ( West Frisian: ''Minne Simens''), and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennonites. ''Menno'' is th ...

(born 1984), Dutch DungeonMaster for Dungeons and Dragons *

Menno Koch Menno Koch (born 2 July 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for CSKA Sofia. Besides the Netherlands, he has played in Belgium. Career Koch was born in Heeze. He made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer. *

Menno Heus Menno Heus (born 17 December 1995) is a Dutch football player who plays for SV Spakenburg. He is a well-known character who gave up his beloved Bunnikside to support the rival MI-side. Also known as One Man Menno. Club career He made his prof ...

(born 1995), Dutch footballer. * Menno Bergsen (born 1999), Dutch footballer.

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