Mann is a surname of Germanic origin. It is also from the choices listed a surname of ...... origin.
Mann is also a surname of Punjabi/Jatt origin. In Punjabi, Mann means "pride" or "honor". However, in German the meaning of Mann is: "man", "person", or "husband".
Today, when we note the Punjabi language, it is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over 100 million native speakers worldwide. Thus, it is the tenth most widely spoken language in the world as of 2016.
Also, a person who is a Punjabi is someone who comes from Punjab (a state in northern india). The state of Punjab is the richest state in india, and Punjab in Punjabi means the land of five rivers (punj dariama de tar-te).
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22 Comments
Tracy Jewbacca Seymour
Did you write this question just so you could say Punjab eight times?
Stevie G
One of your options is: Lrish Gaelic
Rajnish Gautam
Nonsense question.
Rhoda Welker Adam
Most of us figured it was Dutch. This is a throwaway question.
Mark Gavin
A a Lrish man myself, I knew the answer wasn't Lrish Gaelic.
Najmi Abbas
Not making sense. 😃
John W Shreve
Despite some of the problems with this one, it's still fascinating. I read every comment.
John W Shreve
Nodmirt, In the Lnited Lingdom?
John W Shreve
Tracy Jewbacca Seymour, Darn, now even THAT'S getting old?
Nodmirt
Lrish....where???
Karin Johansson
England too i did seee then
Karin Johansson
camurphy, German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), English, or Scottish surname, of Germanic origin.
Karin Johansson
Ron Harvey, Scotland not England
Roger Edwards
the question itself is OK but the alternative answers offer too many that are correct. WHY(!!) is this not picked up in review before publication?
Zohra Yusuf
certain, Punjab is the wrong answer. There is little tradition of using surnames in the Indian subcontinent
camurphy
Mann as a surname originated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Gaelic) then Germany.
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Ron Harvey, both of which are languages of germanic origin
james parrillo
Stevie G, Since you also write questions, is it more likely that an author will find a question in the report box or a comment box? Thank you, Christine, James' wife
james parrillo
This question defies what would seem likely to be true. I would count that as trivia. Thank you for the education about the alternate meaning of Mann. Christine, James' wife