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Female Name

Minna

ˈmɪ.na
ˈmin.nɑ
Overview

Gender

feminine

Origin

Categories

archaic German
currently out of the US top 1000
diminutives
German Animal Crossing characters
high jumpers
love
mixed martial artists
play titles
rare German
short forms
Characteristics
How people perceive this name
Overall Rating
77/100
classic80%
youthful65%
informal65%
natural80%
wholesome80%
refined140%
strange65%
simple100%
serious65%

Meaning & Etymology

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.

Related Names

Elma

Variants

Helma

Variants

Vilma

Variants

Wilma

Variants

Wilhelm

Masculine Form

Vilma

Other Languages & Cultures

Vilemína

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Vilma

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Vilma

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Willemijn

Other Languages & Cultures

Willemina

Other Languages & Cultures

Elma

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Helma

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Mien

Other Languages & Cultures

Mina

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Wil

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Wilhelmina

Other Languages & Cultures

Willy

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