Mann in my family tree
1: English and German: nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy for some reason, from Middle English, Middle High German man, modern German Mann (Old English mann, Old High German man). In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. 2: English and German: from a Germanic personal name, found in Old English as Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of any of the various compound names containing this element, such as Hermann. 3: Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin. Possibly it is from Hebrew and Yiddish man manna, and is thus expressive of faith in God. Another possibility is that it comes from the Yiddish male given name Man (cognate with the Germanic name mentioned in 2), which is sometimes taken as a short form of the Hebrew given name Menakhem.
Variant (of 1): English: Man. (of 3): (East Ashkenazic): Manski, Monsky (reflecting the pronunciation of Yiddish man found in Podolia, Moldavia, and Bessarabia).
Augmentatives (of 2): Italian: Mannone, Mannoni.
Cognates (of 1): Dutch, Flemish: De Mann. (of 2): French: Man; Manon, Mannon (from the Old French oblique case). Italian: Manni, Manno.
Diminutives (of 2): French: Manet, Maneteau, Manin. German: Mandel, Männel, Männle. Italian: Manetti, Manini, Manino, Mannelli, Mannello, Mannetti, Mannini, Mannino, Mannucci, Mannuzzi.
Patronymics (from 1 and 2): English: Manning, Manson. German: Mannes:, Manns:. (from 2): Italian: Manneschi. Low German: Manssen. (from 3): Jewish: Manin, Manis, Manzon.
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