Mina Name Meaning & Origin
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- Comments and insights on the name Mina
It's a very old name in a number of European countries.
- Personal experiences with the name Mina
I'm happy my parents named me Mina. It's short and sweet and babies love to pronounce it. It represents my Iranian/Persian heritage, and tends to be a conversation starter. Most people over the phone mistake it for Nina, which I've stopped bothering to correct. Sometimes my name proceeds me and I am easily recognized as a "known" person due to 6 degrees of separation. Friends of friends will ask if I know their friend, as my name is uncommon enough to be recognizable from people I've never met.
- Nicknames for Mina
Penguin, Minari, Mitang, Black Swan, Goddess, Mini
MiMi, Minnie- Meanings and history of the name Mina
Is an Eastern name popular in China, Iran, Japan and Korea.
Mina in the Persian language means a type of flower found in Iran, which is similar to a rose, but smaller.Since it could be derived from Wilhelmina names- its definition could be "protection", "guardian".
It also means "Passed" in Slavic countries.
- Famous real-life people named Mina
British modernist poet and artist, Mina Loy.
Myoui Mina, Japanese-American main dancer and vocalist of South Korean pop girl group TWICE
- Mina in song, story & screen
Mina Murray, character in "Dracula"
English version's name for Minako, from Sailor Moon
Mina Carolina, background character in Attack On Titan
Mina is one of the characters in Jelly Jamm, a Spanish TV series