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Mainwaring

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The surname Mainwaring (/ˈmænərɪŋ/ or /ˌmnˈwɛərɪŋ/) is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname deriving from "Mesnil Warin" (or "Mesnilwarin", "Mesnilvarin", "Mesnil Varin"), from the village of Le Mesnil Varin (= "the manor of Warin"), now Saint-Paër, Normandy.

Notable people with the surname include:

People

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In fiction

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  • Lil Mainwaring, In Movie "Marnie" - Alfred Hitcock's movie - Sean Connery's Main Line Philadelphia former sister in law
  • Veronica Mainwaring, Protagonist in Demon Lover, 1929 novel by Dion Fortune

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