Names Containing mina - Behind the Name

Aamina f Arabic, Somali
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمنة (see Amina 1), as well as the Somali form.

Aaminah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آمنة (see Amina 1).

Adamina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Adam.

Əminə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Amina 2.

Amina 1 f Arabic, Bosnian, Tatar, Bashkir, Chechen, Ingush, Kazakh, Urdu, Swahili, Hausa
Derived from Arabic أمن (ʾamina) meaning "safe, secure". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.

Amina 2 f Arabic
Feminine form of Amin.

Aminah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic Amina 1 or Amina 2, as well as the usual form in Malay and Indonesian.

Aminata f Western African
Form of Amina 1 used in West Africa.

Aminath f Dhivehi
Dhivehi form of Amina 1.

Aminatou f Western African
Form of Amina 1 used in parts of French-influenced West Africa.

Benjaminas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benjamin.

Carmina f Italian, Spanish
Variant of Carmen.

Cosmina f Romanian
Feminine form of Cosmin.

Emina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Amina 2.

Fermina f Spanish
Spanish form of Firmina.

Firmina f Late Roman, Portuguese
Feminine form of Firminus (see Firmin). Saint Firmina was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Amelia or Civitavecchia in Italy.

Gediminas m Lithuanian
Possibly from the Lithuanian roots ged- "to mourn, to long for" and min- "to think, to remember, to mention". This was the name of a 14th-century Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Gelsomina f Italian
Italian form of Jasmine.

Giacomina f Italian
Feminine form of Giacomo.

Guillermina f Spanish
Feminine form of Guillermo.

Hermína f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Hermine.

Hermina f Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian, Croatian
Dutch, Slovene, Hungarian and Croatian form of Hermine.

Iasmina f Romanian
Romanian form of Jasmine.

Illuminata f Late Roman
Means "illuminated, brightened, filled with light" in Latin. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Todi, Italy.

Iluminada f Spanish
Spanish form of Illuminata.

Iminathi f Zulu
Means "he stands with us" in Zulu.

Irmina f Polish
Diminutive of Irma.

Jacomina f Dutch
Dutch feminine form of Iacomus (see James).

Jaśmina f Polish
Polish form of Jasmine.

Jasmína f Czech
Czech form of Jasmine.

Jasmina f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene, Macedonian
Form of Jasmine in several languages.

Maximina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Maximinus.

Mina 1 f English, Dutch
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.

Mina 2 f Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
From Sanskrit मीन (mīna) meaning "fish", which in Hindu astrology is the name of a sign of the zodiac.

Mina 3 f Persian
Means "azure, enamel" in Persian.

Minako f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Minakshi f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali
From Sanskrit मीन (mīna) meaning "fish" and अक्षि (akṣi) meaning "eye". This is the name of a Hindu goddess associated with the Tamil city of Madurai. She is considered an incarnation of Parvati.

Minali f Hindi
Means "fish catcher" in Sanskrit.

Minato m & f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 港 (minato) meaning "harbour", as well as other combinations of kanji having the same pronunciation.

Mumina f Arabic
Feminine form of Mumin.

Nərminə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Nermin.

Nermina f Bosnian
Bosnian feminine form of Nermin.

Normina f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Norma.

Romina f Italian
Possibly a variant of Romana.

Samina f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ثمينة (see Thamina), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.

Tahmina f Persian Mythology, Tajik, Bengali
Derived from Persian تهم (tahm) meaning "brave, valiant". This is the name of a character in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh. She is a daughter of the king of Samangan who marries the warrior hero Rostam and eventually bears him a son, whom they name Sohrab.

Thamina f Arabic
Means "valuable, precious, priceless" in Arabic.

Vilemína f Czech
Feminine form of Vilém.

Vilhelmina f Swedish (Rare), Lithuanian
Swedish and Lithuanian feminine form of William.

Wilhelmina f Dutch, German (Rare), English
Dutch and German feminine form of Wilhelm. This name was borne by a queen of the Netherlands (1880-1962).

Willemina f Dutch
Feminine form of Willem.

Williamina f Scottish
Feminine form of William. A famous bearer of this name was Williamina Fleming (1857-1911), a Scottish astronomer.

Yamina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic يمين (yamīn) meaning "right hand, oath".

Yasmina f Arabic, Spanish (Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Yasmin.

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