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Subject: Re: The female name Minea
Author: Satu   (Authenticated as _satu_)
Date: June 19, 2006 at 10:37:21 PM
Reply to: The female name Minea by Ylva
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

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