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Gender Feminine
Usage Welsh (Rare)
Meaning & History
Locational name from the Menai Strait (Afon Menai), a river-like section of sea which separates the island of Anglesey (Ynys Môn) from the Welsh mainland. 'Menai' is probably connected to the name of the island, but the meanings of both are unknown. Modern usage as a personal name is recorded from the mid-19th century.