Menno

Menno is a Dutch masculine given name of Old Frisian origin. It was made popular by the influential Frisian religious reformer Menno Simons (West Frisian: Minne Simens), and the name was spread by his followers, the Mennonites.

Menno is the Dutch version of Frisian Meine. Like other Germanic names with mein-, it stems from megin- "power, strength".

People named Menno
People with the given name Menno include:


 * Menno Aden (born 1942), German lawyer and politician
 * Menno Bergsen (born 1999), Dutch footballer
 * Menno Boelsma (born 1961), Dutch speed skater
 * Menno ter Braak (1902–1940), Dutch writer
 * Menno van Coehoorn (1641–1704), Dutch soldier and engineer
 * Menno Heerkes (born 1993), Dutch footballer
 * Menno Heus (born 1995), Dutch footballer
 * Menno T. Kamminga (born 1949), Dutch law professor
 * Menno Koch (born 1994), Dutch footballer
 * Menno-Jan Kraak (born 1958), Dutch cartographer
 * Menno van Meeteren Brouwer (1882–1974), Dutch painter
 * Menno Meyjes (born 1954), Dutch-born screenwriter, director and producer
 * Menno Oosting (1964–1999) Dutch tennis player
 * Menno Schilthuizen (born 1965), Dutch biologist and ecologist
 * Menno Simons (1496–1561), founder of the Mennonites
 * Menno Sluijter (1932–2022), Dutch anaesthetist
 * Menno Snel (born 1970), Dutch politician
 * Menno Veldhuis (born 1974), Dutch painter and photographer
 * Menno Versteeg, Canadian musician
 * Menno Westendorp (born 1969), Dutch cinematographer
 * Menno Willems (born 1977), Dutch footballer