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Mungo
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mungo
English
Etymology
en gd Mungo. This was the nickname of Kentigern, better known as Saint Mungo, the founder and patron saint of Glasgow, and possibly comes from the en xcb - equivalent of the cy fy cy nghu my dear (one).
Proper noun
s
en.
en male.
en 1902 John Buchan The Outgoing of the Tide The fever left his body, and he rose to stotter about the doors; but he was still in his torments, and the mercy-seat was far from him. At last in the back end of the year came Mungo Muirhead to Caulds to the autumn communion, and nothing would serve him but he must try his hand at the storm-tossed soul.
en locality in the carea/Balranald south-western s/New South Wales c/Australia.
Derived terms
en Mungo Brush
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mungo is the 19538th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1382 individuals. Mungo is most common among Black/African American (52.1%) and White (40.88%) individuals.
Anagrams
en gmnou Muong
German
Etymology
de en mungos, a variant form of en mongoose. The final s was mistaken for an indicator of plurality leading to the back-formation of the German singular. de Manguste.
Pronunciation
de De-Mungo.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,,s
Either of two species of mongoose in the genus Urva.
Declension
m,,s
Derived terms
de Indischer Mungo Indian grey mongoose
de Kleiner Mungo Javan mongoose
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