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Mingus

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Gender: Male Meaning of Mingus: "tenants of a manor" Origin of Mingus: Scottish, variation of Menzies

The name Mingus is a boy's name of Scottish origin meaning "tenants of a manor". Mingus and is often added to lists like Attitude Names for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "What would be the perfect twin?".

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Supermodel Helena Christensen named her son in honor of jazz great Charles Mingus, opening up a whole category of jazzy possibilities: Kenton, Calloway, Ellington, Gillespie, Mulligan, Tatum, and Thelonius.

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Mingus Lucien Reedus (b. 1999), son of actor Norman Reedus and supermodel Helena Christensen
Charles Mingus, American jazz bassist

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Mingus, character played by Chris Rock in the film "2 Days in New York"
Max Mingus, character in a series of thriller novels by Nick Stone
Mingus Rude, character in Jonathan Lethem novel "The Fortress of Solitude"

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