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).
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.
مينا هو اسم مصري وكان اسم أول ملوك الأسرة المصرية الأولى في الحضارة المصرية القديمة الملك مينا. وهو أيضا اسم لقديس عاش في القرن الرابع ويوجد دير ضخم باسمه في صحراء مصر الغربية القديس مينا وكذلك اسم أحد قادة ثورة البشموريين في مصر مينا ابن أبايروس. إنه شائع في مصر حاليًا كاسم مسيحي بين المصريين المسيحيين في مصر، إما الاسم الأول أو الأخير وعادة ما يكون اسمًا للذكور كاسم أول