Manfred

Borrowed from German Manfred.

Manfred

1. An unincorporated community in Wells County, North Dakota, United States.
2. A male given name from German.
   • 2024 March 7, Christoph Bartneck, “Zeitpyramide: When Maths and Art Disagree”, in bartneck.de‎^[1]:

     We can only speculate what Manfred Laber, the artist, had in mind. According to Barbara Schlecht, head of the Zeitpyramide trust, Mr. Laber was fully aware of the consequences of his design.

3. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manfred is the 48436^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 436 individuals. Manfred is most common among White (93.35%) individuals.

Literally, “Human-peace” (perhaps as opposed to divine peace); from Old High German man (“man”; “human”) +‎ fridu (“peace”). Best known for a 13th century king of Sicily, made famous by literature, as in Byron's poem Manfred (1816–1817). Revived in the 19th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈma(ː)nˌfʁeːd/
• IPA^(key): [ˈma(ː)nˌfʁ̥eːt]

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Manfred

1. a male given name from Old High German, popular in the 20th century