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View Name: Mina


MINA (1)
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, Dutch, Limburgish
PRONOUNCED: MEE-nə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of WILHELMINA and other names ending in mina. This was the name of a character in the novel 'Dracula' (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Minnie (English), Elma, Helma, Mien, Wil, Willy, Wilma (Dutch)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Vilma (Croatian), Vilma (Czech), Vilma (Finnish), Elma, Helma, Helmine, Minna, Wilma, Vilma (German), Vilma (Hungarian), Vilma (Slovak), Vilma (Spanish), Vilma (Swedish)
Popularity
United States  ranked #961 
France  ranked #314 
Norway  ranked #41 
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MINA (2)


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