Possibly from the Latin name Monnius, if not only associated with it in early records.
Monni
Inflection of Monni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Monni | Monnit | |
genitive | Monnin | Monnien | |
partitive | Monnia | Monneja | |
illative | Monniin | Monneihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Monni | Monnit | |
accusative | nom. | Monni | Monnit |
gen. | Monnin | ||
genitive | Monnin | Monnien | |
partitive | Monnia | Monneja | |
inessive | Monnissa | Monneissa | |
elative | Monnista | Monneista | |
illative | Monniin | Monneihin | |
adessive | Monnilla | Monneilla | |
ablative | Monnilta | Monneilta | |
allative | Monnille | Monneille | |
essive | Monnina | Monneina | |
translative | Monniksi | Monneiksi | |
abessive | Monnitta | Monneitta | |
instructive | — | Monnein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Originally a diminutive of now dated Monnonk (“uncle”), from French mon oncle (“my uncle”). The diminutive is not felt as such anymore.
Monni m (plural Monnien)