Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic) Pronounced Pron. MEE-nuws(East Frisian) [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 11/2/2014 by hkols Edited 11/3/2014 by elbowin Meaning & History This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.In East Frisian, Minus is a masculine form of Mina.