Explore Mayen through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Mayen meaning
A surname.
Using Mayen
- The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
- In the example corpus, mayen often appears in combinations such as: jan mayen, mayen in, mayen and.
Context around Mayen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 15 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mayen
- In this selection, "mayen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, jan, rosa, sanchez, undersecretary, svalbard and hunting stand out and add context to how "mayen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1995 jan mayen has been and 8099 jan mayen but delivery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mayen" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mayen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Landings at Jan Mayen can be done by boat. (9 words)
He again went to Jan Mayen in 1635, aboard the same ship. (12 words)
Jan Mayen has telephone and internet connection over satellite, using Norwegian telephone numbers (country code 47). (16 words)
Musk ox in the low alpine tundra at Dovrefjell Tundra Alpine tundra is common in Norway, covering a total of 32% of the land area (excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen) and belonging to the Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands PA1110 ecoregion. (42 words)
The bowhead whale was locally hunted to near-extinction around 1640 (approximately 1000 had been killed and processed on the island), at which time Jan Mayen was abandoned and stayed uninhabited for two and a half centuries. (37 words)
Historic stations and huts on the island are Hoyberg, Vera, Olsbu, Puppebu (cabin), Gamlemetten or Gamlestasjonen (the old weather station), Jan Mayen Radio, Helenehytta, Margarethhytta, and Ulla (a cabin at the foot of the Beerenberg). (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s parents, Rosa Mayen (right) and Adrian Martinez, are escorted at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel after their son’s funeral Monday.
The suit and the video show that Sanchez-Mayen was pushed forward following the violent stop, and his head contacted a metal divider.
Dr Olu, WHO Representative handing over the donation certificate to Dr Mayen, Undersecretary, Ministry of Health in the presence of Chris Trott/ WHO South Sudan.
Although administered separately, Svalbard and Jan Mayen are collectively assigned the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code "SJ".
Between 1615 and 1820, the waters between Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Bear Island, and Greenland, between the Norwegian, Greenland, and Barents Seas, were the most productive whaling area in the world.
Between 1900 and 1920, there were a number of Norwegian trappers spending winters on Jan Mayen, hunting Arctic foxes in addition to some polar bears.
Captain Outger Jacobsz of Grootebroek was asked to stay the next winter (1633/34) on Jan Mayen with six shipmates to defend the island.
He again went to Jan Mayen in 1635, aboard the same ship.
Historic stations and huts on the island are Hoyberg, Vera, Olsbu, Puppebu (cabin), Gamlemetten or Gamlestasjonen (the old weather station), Jan Mayen Radio, Helenehytta, Margarethhytta, and Ulla (a cabin at the foot of the Beerenberg).
However, he only could have come across Jan Mayen in 1607 (if he had made an illogical detour) and made no mention of it in his journal.
It has a postal code, NO-8099 JAN MAYEN, but delivery time varies, especially during the winter.
Jan Mayen has telephone and internet connection over satellite, using Norwegian telephone numbers (country code 47).
Landings at Jan Mayen can be done by boat.
Musk ox in the low alpine tundra at Dovrefjell Tundra Alpine tundra is common in Norway, covering a total of 32% of the land area (excluding Svalbard and Jan Mayen) and belonging to the Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands PA1110 ecoregion.
Only two ships, one from the Noordsche Compagnie, and the other from the Delft merchants, were off Jan Mayen in 1615.
Polar tundra (ET) is found at Jan Mayen and in the Svalbard archipelago including Longyearbyen, and also includes a narrow area along the northeastern coast from Nordkapp to Vardø on the mainland.
Similarly, the blue whale used to form large groups between Jan Mayen and Spitsbergen, but is hardly present nowadays.
Since 1995, Jan Mayen has been administered by the County Governor (fylkesmann) of the northern Norwegian county of Nordland to which it is closest.
The bowhead whale was locally hunted to near-extinction around 1640 (approximately 1000 had been killed and processed on the island), at which time Jan Mayen was abandoned and stayed uninhabited for two and a half centuries.
The British codenamed Jan Mayen Island X and attempted to reinforce it with troops to counteract any German attack.
Common combinations with mayen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- jan mayen 28×
- mayen in 4×
- mayen and 3×
- mayen has 2×