Boy · Medieval Iberian, uncertain
Munio
Say it: MOO-nyoh
Meaning
Uncertain; from medieval Latin Munio, of debated origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common in 10th- to 12th-century León, Castile and Galicia, and the source of the surname Muñoz.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Muño
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Where this comes from
- Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters
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