Ism al-Fāʿil (active participle) from the verb word Haymana (هَيْمَنَ). It means :
(a) If praying Muslim is Haymana, they say "Amin"
هَيْمَنَ الْمُصَلِّي : قَالَ آمِينَ
(b) If the bird or winged creature is Haymana, it flapping its wings
هَيْمَنَ الطَّائِرُ عَلَى فِرَاخِهِ : رَفْرَفَ
(c) If someone is Haymana over something, he superintend** something.
سيطر عليه وراقَبه وحفِظَه
So, if you refer to Allah, then He is The Foremost Superintendent.
Some linguistic scholar said al-Muhaymin is asy-Syāhid, which is The Foremost Witness. Also, He is keeping the other from fear.
المُهَيْمِنُ والمُهَيْمَنُ : اسم من أَسماء الله تعالى في الكتب القديمة. وفي التنزيل : ومُهَيْمِناً عليه ؛ قال بعضهم : معناه الشاهد يعني وشاهِداً عليه . والمُهَيْمِنُ : الشاهد ، وهو من آمن غيرَه من الخوف
Abu Maʿsyar said al-Muhaymin is the trusted keeper. Some said the governer of His creation.
وقيل : القائم بأمور الخلق..... وقال أبو معشر ومهيمنا عليه معناه وقبانا عليه
Reference :
(a) Almaany Online Dictionary
(b) Lisān al-ʿArob
**The original meaning is controlling, observing and guarding it. I think the "superintend" is constituting the overall meaning for this. Superintend means :
-to undertake the direction or supervision (of); manage [Collins : In BiritshEnglish]
-to be in charge of an activity or job and to check that it is done correctly [Macmillan]
-to have or exercise the charge and oversight of : DIRECT [Merriam-Webster]
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