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Messing
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messing
English
+, Essex
Etymology 1
From the en ang - personal name ang *Mæcca + ang -ing belonging to."Key to English Place Names". Key to English Place Names- Worth Kent. University of Nottingham.
Proper noun
en village par/Messing-cum-Inworth dist/Colchester co/Essex cc/England OS grid ref TL8918.
Derived terms
en Messing-cum-Inworth
Etymology 2
+ (surname)
Borrowed from en de Messing brass, a metonymic occupational surname for a brazier.
Proper noun
s
en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Messing is the 12289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2530 individuals. Messing is most common among White (92.69%) individuals.
Further reading
References
German
Etymology
de brass :inh gmh:messinc<ety:inh<gmw-pro:*massing>>
From de gmh messinc, from de gmw-pro *massing.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmɛsɪŋ/
de ɛsɪŋ 2
de Mes sing
de De-Messing.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n.sg
brass
Declension
n.sg
Derived terms
de messingen
de Messingwerk
Descendants
hu messing 1
mk месинг 1
rsk месинґ 1
sh mèsing 1
sl mēsing 1
zlw-slv mësing 1
References
masjinga 356
Further reading
de
de Alloys