Minna

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Pronunciation
MEEN-nah(Finnish)
MI-na(German)

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Cartoon of Minna

Minna Name meanings & History

German, Finnish, Swedish. Means "love" in Old German, specifically medieval courtly love. It is also used as a short form of Wilhelmina. This is the name of the title character in the play Minna von Barnhelm (1767) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing.

Zodiac Sign of Minna: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Minna:

M: Mommy,Mushy,Manipulative,Memorabilia,Mother,Maternal,Memory

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

N: Nagging,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nervous,Neat,Nice

A: Assertive,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Action,Angry

Minna is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Informal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Wholesome name

2.) Minna (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) a short form of Wilhelmina.

Other Forms: Minnah, Minta, Mynna, Mynnah


3.) Minna (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) sturdy

Other Forms: Mina, Minnie


4.) Minna (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Minna has multiple meanings across different languages. In German, it means "resolute protector" or "strong-willed". In Finnish, it means "love". In Swedish, it means "favorite".


cartoon of the name Minna
Cartoon of Minna

Description: German, Finnish, Swedish. Minna has multiple meanings across different languages. In German, it means "resolute protector" or "strong-willed". In Finnish, it means "love". In Swedish, it means "favorite". Variant of Mina. Minna is used primarily as a given name for baby girls.

Famous People

There have been several notable people with the name Minna, including German actress and singer Minna Gombell and Finnish singer Minna Turunen.

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