Mina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mina"

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːnə/
  • Rhymes: -iːnə

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Mina

  1. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California.
    2. A census-designated place in Mineral County, Nevada.
    3. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
    4. An unincorporated community in Williams County, Ohio.
    5. An unincorporated community in Edmunds County, South Dakota.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and South Asian मीना (mīnā).

Proper noun

Mina

  1. A female given name.
Alternative forms

Anagrams

Faroese

Proper noun

Mina f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Mina: Minuson
  • daughter of Mina: Minudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Mina
accusative Minu
dative Minu
genitive Minu

Japanese

Romanization

Mina

  1. Rōmaji transcription of みな

Norwegian

Etymology

Short for Wilhelmina.

Proper noun

Mina

  1. a female given name

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μηνᾶς (Mēnâs), from Demotic mnw (the god Min).

Proper noun

Mina m (genitive/dative lui Mina)

  1. a male given name
  2. the name of a Christian Orthodox saint, whose feast day is November 11