Minna name meaning
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What does Minna mean?
Originated from Germanic and Old High German, Popular and Enduring Minna is notably used in Icelandic, Danish, English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Arabic and Faroese, Minna means "Form of Willamina, Will, Desire, Helmet, Protection, Resolute, Strong, Love, Will-helmet, Mother, Bitterness, Child of the Red Earth or Composition" is typically used for girls.
Minna is variant of durable and prevalent Mina. Mina is variant form of preeminent Meena. Also Mina is variant form of Names Ending In -Mina, -Mine, -Miina, -Mína. Mina is resulted from jasmine.
Mina is shortened form of names ending in "Mina". Also Mina is a short version of "mine". Of Japanese, Persian and Germanic origin, Famed and Venerable Mina, Mina means "Enamel Work, Child of the Red Earth and Will".
Minna is Frisian equivalent of Old German Names Beginning with Mein-, Old High German Magan/Megin = Strength, See Magn.
How do I pronounce Minna?
Two syllabled Minna is pronounced as m(in)-na.
Variants of Minna
How popular is the name Minna?
Minna was a common name in Sweden. Over 418 babies have been named Minna since 2003. At its zenith in 2011,. After 2 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts.
Minna is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 400 names. In 1889, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 368 on girl names chart when 54 babies were given the name Minna.
Over 2935 people have been named Minna in United States. Also, in Finland, it had been in use since 1969 with last appearance in 1984. It was able to reach the top 100 names.
In 1971, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 10 on girl names chart when 61 babies were given the name Minna. Over 878 people have been named Minna in Finland.
Minna is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 22 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 2000. Over 161 people have been named Minna in England and Wales.
During its 44 years of usage in France, it had made up to just the top 500 girl names. There are over 265 babies that have been given the name Minna in France.
Minna is a rare baby name in Sweden where it is still in use. There are over 418 babies that have been given the name Minna in Sweden. Minna is a common name in India and Germany while somewhat familiar name in China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, England, Jamaica, Nigeria, Canada, Estonia, Niger, Latvia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Philippines, Brazil, Ukraine and Papua New Guinea.
As per our findings, over 40000 babies have been bestowed Minna around the globe.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5938 | 20 |
| 2022 | 4174 | 34 |
| 2021 | 4682 | 28 |
| 2020 | 4246 | 32 |
| 2019 | 3710 | 40 |
| 2018 | 4232 | 33 |
| 2017 | 3990 | 37 |
| 2016 | 4728 | 29 |
| 2015 | 4292 | 33 |
| 2014 | 5307 | 25 |
Facts
Minna in Nordic countries
| Countries | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 63 | 101 |
 | 0 | 31154 |
What numerology tells about Minna?
You enjoy tense situations and complex problems that require a lot of thinking and creativity. You have a sharp focus and highly developed sense of intuition. You are the most passionate partner your lovers have ever had. You want an extraordinary life. And by focusing on something other than material will get you one. You need to acquire personal independence and hit the road of success. You can't be offended or insulted by anyone because you know that an insult is an insult if you accept it as your truth.
Other names similar to Minna, for name hunters
- Humamuddin - Meaning of Humamuddin is Brave Person of the Religion, Generous or Brave (Person) of the Religion Islam aimed at both boys and girls is used especially in Arabic and Arabic
- Roshan - Offbeat Old Persian Roshan bestowed upon both boys and girls, meaning of Roshan is "Happy or Cool, Shining or Illumination" is used mostly in Arabic and Iranian
- Sahana - Infrequent unisex name Sahana means "Patience, A Raga or Raaga or Patience" is used in Bengali and Oriya
- Abeera means Strong or Brave aimed at baby girls is mainly used in Arabic and Tamil
- Annestine - Girl name Annestine is used dominantly in Danish. Annestine is equivalent of Annastina in Danish language
Middle names for Minna
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Famous people named Minna
- Minna Everleigh,
- Minna Herzlieb, German foster-daughter of the publisher Karl Ernst Friedrich Frommann
- Minna Turunen, Finnish actress
- Minna Canth, Finnish writer and social activist
- Minna Citron, American painter and printmaker
- Minna Aaltonen, Finnish actress
- Minna Virtanen in Levottomat 3 as Director
- Minna Markert in Alle Zeit der Welt as Actress
- Minna Koskela in Akin farkut as Actress
- Minna Haapkylä in Lapsia ja aikuisia - Kuinka niitä tehdään? as Actress
- Minna Pirilä in Esa ja Vesa - auringonlaskun ratsastajat as Actress
- Minna Brighton in Hillside as Actress
- Minna Sanchez in Romanovin kivet as Actress
- Minna Gombell in The Thin Man as Actress
- In 1924, Minna Leslie played the role of Maggie Peterson in drama, romance movie The Love Story of Aliette Brunton.
- In 2002 family film, Heinähattu ja Vilttitossu, Minna Suuronen played Hanna Kattilakoski.
Lists having Minna
- Girl names beginning with M
- American Girl Names
- English Girl Names
- German Girl Names
- Arabic Girl Names
- Danish Girl Names
- Finnish Girl Names
- Norwegian Girl Names
- Swedish Girl Names
- Girl names that ends with -nna
- Popular Girl Names in Sweden (2014)
- Baby Names that mean Desire
- Baby Names that mean Helmet
- Baby Names that mean Protection
- Baby Names that mean Resolute
- Baby Names that mean Strong
- Baby Names that mean Love
- Baby Names that mean Mother
- Baby Names that mean Bitterness
- Baby Names that mean Child
- Baby Names that mean Red
- Baby Names that mean Earth
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- SCB- Statistikmyndigheten, https://www.scb.se/en/finding-statistics/statistics-by-subject-area/population/general-statistics/name-statistics/
- Digi- ja väestötietovirasto, https://nimipalvelu.dvv.fi/suosituimmat-etunimet