Minnaar

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === Derived from Middle French Mesnard, from Old French mesnil, from Latin mesnillum, a variant of mānsiōnīle derived from mānsiō (“lodging; dwelling”). Compare French Ménard. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Minnaar a surname from French === References === Krige, J.D.A. (1936), “Minnaar”, in Die Franse Familiename in Suid-Afrika (van vóór 1800) etimologies verklaar [The French Family Names in South Africa (from before 1800) etymologically defined] (in Afrikaans), Pretoria: Van Schaik Uitgewers, page 24