When Peter Maynard was born on 25 May 1800, in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, James John Maynard, was 50 and his mother, Sarah Shether, was 56. He died on 1 July 1876, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .
Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.
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