Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Scottish Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɪ.ŋɪ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Menzie (originally spelled Menȝie) derives from the surname Menzies, which in turn derives from the Norman commune Mesnières (known as Maneria in the 1300s). Maneria derives from the Latin manere, meaning 'remain, abide, reside.'