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ArchivesThe female name Minea
Does anyone know origin and meaning?
I know the name is in the historical novel "The Egyptian" by Mika Waltari. But maybe he got the name from somewhere. Maybe it is Greek?
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
I know the name is in the historical novel "The Egyptian" by Mika Waltari. But maybe he got the name from somewhere. Maybe it is Greek?
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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Hej Ylva,
Minea is a Frisian extended form of Mine, which is a short form of names ending in -mine like e.g. Wilhelmine, Hermine, Tomine, Benjamine, Rasmine etc.
The -ea ending is to be found in many other Frisian names as well, e.g. Fraukea, Rikea, Talkea, Neelkea, Talea etc.
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
Minea is a Frisian extended form of Mine, which is a short form of names ending in -mine like e.g. Wilhelmine, Hermine, Tomine, Benjamine, Rasmine etc.
The -ea ending is to be found in many other Frisian names as well, e.g. Fraukea, Rikea, Talkea, Neelkea, Talea etc.
/ Satu
http://www.nordicnames.de/
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Thank you, interesting that the name Minea is now discussed on Swedish name sites. I never heard of the name before, except in Waltari's novel.
Though I doubt that Waltari got the name from Frisian, I think he thought of Minoan culture. The Minea in the book was from Crete.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Though I doubt that Waltari got the name from Frisian, I think he thought of Minoan culture. The Minea in the book was from Crete.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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