Mina name - Meaning of Mina
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- English, Dutch, Limburgish, Indian, Hinduism, Germanic
- Pronounced
- MEE-nə (English) , MEE-nah (Dutch, Limburgish)
- Mina Meaning
- 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. Means "fish" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the daughter of the Hindu goddess Usha as well as the daughter of the god Kubera. Mina is a diminutive of various names ending in -mina, most likely Wilhelmina. It can also mean "colored glass" in Persian language, "I am beautiful" in Korean, "fish" in Sanskrit and "knife" in Native American. Wilhelmina originates in German language and means "stout protector" or "will to protect". It is a feminine form of Wilhelm or William, which ultimately derives from the Germanic name Willahelm. It is a typical name used in Europe for female royalty.
Mina Related Names
Variants: Minnie (English), Elma, Helma, Mien, Wil, Willy, Wilma (Dutch), Meena (Indian)
Other Languages Zhaklina (Bulgarian), Žaklina, Vilma (Croatian), Vilma (Czech), Jacobine (Danish), Vilhelmiina, Vilhelmina, Vilma (Finnish), Jacqueline (French), Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, Elma, Helma, Helmine, Minna, Vilma, Wilma (German), Vilma (Hungarian), Giachetta (Italian), Vilhelmina (Lithuanian), Zhaklina (Macedonian), Jacobine (Norwegian), Wilhelmina, Żaklina (Polish), Jamesina (Scottish), Vilma (Slovak), Vilma (Spanish), Vilhelmina, Vilma (Swedish)
Other Languages: Zhaklina (Bulgarian), Žaklina, Vilma (Croatian), Vilma (Czech), Jacobine (Danish), Vilhelmiina, Vilhelmina, Vilma (Finnish), Jacqueline (French), Wilhelmina, Wilhelmine, Elma, Helma, Helmine, Minna, Vilma, Wilma (German), Vilma (Hungarian), Giachetta (Italian), Vilhelmina (Lithuanian), Zhaklina (Macedonian), Jacobine (Norwegian), Wilhelmina, Żaklina (Polish), Jamesina (Scottish), Vilma (Slovak), Vilma (Spanish), Vilhelmina, Vilma (Swedish)
Mina Celebrities
Mina Asadi - writer, Mina Curtiss - published author, Mina Hubbard - writer, Mina Keohane - jazz artist, Mina Loy - poet, Mina Ogawa - marathon runner,
