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Mina 1
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 美奈, 美那, 未菜(Japanese Kanji)

Meaning & History

Can have different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Added 8/31/2006 by anonymous
Edited 5/1/2014 by Ora and Lucille

Mina 2
Gender Masculine
Scripts Мина(Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian) მინა(Georgian) Міна(Ukrainian)
Other Forms FormsRussian folk forms: Минай (Minay), Миней (Miney)

Meaning & History

Form of Menas in several languages, which came about via its modern Greek form Minas.

A known bearer of this name was the Gagauz poet and folklorist Mina Kiosea (1933-1999).
Added 6/29/2007 by Sasha
Edited 5/30/2021 by Frollein Gladys and Lucille

Mina 3
Gender Feminine
Usage Pashto
Scripts مينه(Pashto)
Pronounced Pron. mee-NA  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsMena

Meaning & History

Means "love" in Pashto.
Added 5/7/2010 by anonymous
Edited 2/12/2020 by Mike C, HL, Evil and more

Mina 4
Gender Masculine
Scripts مينا(Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. Mee-na(Ancient Egyptian) mee-nah(Coptic)  [key]
Other Forms FormsMeena, Mena, Menas, Minas

Meaning & History

Mina, a very old but yet a very modern name, is currently used by Coptic Christian males in Egypt.

Originally derives from the Egyptian Pharaoh King Menes who was a pharaoh of the Early Dynastic Period of Ancient Egypt and believed to be the one to unite Upper and Lower Egypt. Mina or Menes is traditionally known as the founder of the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt (3200–3000 BC), and the first pharaoh of a unified Egypt.

The name was later adopted by Coptic Christians in its current form Mina or Mena. Most notable name that contributed to its widespread use among Christians in modern day Egypt, is Saint Mina (also known as St. Minas or St. Menas). St. Mina was a Coptic soldier in the Roman army in the 4th Century, martyred because he refused to recant his Christian faith.
Added 9/23/2010 by gracesingh
Edited 12/28/2022 by Lucille, Evil, Ora and more

Mina 5

Mina 6
Gender Feminine
Usage Yiddish
Other Forms FormsMinle, Minke, Myncke, Mine

Meaning & History

Derived from Old High German minne "love".
Added 5/26/2016 by Frollein Gladys
Edited 7/29/2020 by Frollein Gladys and Evil

Mina 7
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 미나(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. MI-NA  [key]

Meaning & History

Not available.
Added 9/18/2020 by anonymous

Mina 8
not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Greek
Scripts Μίνα(Greek)

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Asimina.
Added 8/3/2023 by guasguendi


See Also

Mina 1, Mina 2, Mina 3, and user submissions Mi-Na, Mína, Mîna, Min-A, Miña