Mina
Meaning of Mina
Mina is one of those pocket-sized classics that manages to feel both timeless and freshly polished; she’s the quicksilver nickname for stately Wilhelmina in Germany, yet she also twinkles in Persian lore as “blue glass” or “gem,” and in Sanskrit she flips her fins as “fish.” In English, folks say MEE-nuh, while her Romance-language cousins chirp MEE-nah—either way, the name skims off the tongue like a pebble skipping across a lake. Literary buffs picture brave Mina Harker outwitting Dracula, music lovers crank up Italy’s legendary diva Mina or follow K-pop’s sparkling Mina Myoui, and art fans nod to avant-garde poet Mina Loy. Stateside, she’s been gliding around the middle of the popularity charts for over a century—never a wallflower, never a crowd-pleaser gone viral—making her the perfect “just-right” choice: familiar enough to spell without a sigh, rare enough to make your little star feel like the only Mina in the galaxy.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as MEE-nah (/ˈmiːna/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as MEE-nah (/ˈmina/)
English
- Pronunced as MEE-nuh (/ˈmiːnə/)
U.S. Popularity Chart
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Notable People Named Mina
| Mina, an Italian singer and actress, was a 1960s-70s pop icon celebrated for her wide vocal range and emancipated persona. |
| Mina Myoi is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea, known as a member of the girl groups Twice and MiSaMo. |
| Mina Mugil Kimes is an American journalist specializing in business and sports, serving as a senior writer at ESPN and an analyst on NFL Live. |
| Mina Miller Edison was the second wife of Thomas Edison and a community activist who advanced public spaces and education in Fort Myers. |
| Mina Ōba is a former SKE48 Team KII captain who was suspended from AKB48 before returning in 2012. |
| Mina Vahid is an Iranian actress who started her career in 2008 with "The Green Fire" and is best known for her roles in "Time to Love," "Shahrzad," "One Night in Tehran," and "Maple." |
| Mina Adampour is a Norwegian-Iranian medical doctor, commentator, and columnist who serves on a royal foundation board and a health committee in Norway. |
| Mina El Hammani is a Spanish actress best known for playing Nadia in the streaming series Élite. |
