Mina (given name)
Mina is a given name with a variety of origins, used as a feminine name in some cultures and a masculine name in others.
Egypt
Mina (Egyptian Arabic: مينا; pronounced [ˈmiːnæ]), also transcribed Mena or Meena, is a male given name for Egyptians, mostly Egyptian Christians, a modern corruption of the ancient Egyptian name Menes.
- Mina (fl. c. 3100 BC), a.k.a. Menes, legendary Egyptian ruler
- St. Mina (Saint Menas)(fl. 3rd century AD), Coptic religious leader (Martyr)
Japanese
Mina is a Japanese feminine given name. It may be written various ways in kanji, including 美奈, 美那, and 未菜.[1]
- Mina Asami (born 1958), Japanese actress
- Mina Fukui (born 1984), Japanese actress
- Mina Harigae (born 1989), Japanese golfer
- Mina Matsushima (born 1991), Japanese swimmer
- Mina Ōba (born 1992), Japanese singer and actress
Korean
| Mina | |
| Hangul | 민아 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 敏雅, 珉娥, 慜娥, and others |
| Revised Romanization | Min-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mina |
| Alternative spelling | |
| Hangul | 미나 |
| Revised Romanization | Mi-na |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mina |
Mina, Meena, and Minah are various Roman alphabet spellings of two homophonous Korean feminine given names with different hangul spellings. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name.
For the name Min-a (민아), there are 27 hanja with the reading "min" and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
- Bang Minah (born 1993), South Korean singer, member of Girl's Day
- Justine Mina Ok (fl. 2000s), Korean American songwriter
- Shim Mina (born 1972), South Korean singer
- Shin Min-a (born 1981), South Korean television actress
For the name Mi-na (미나), there are 31 hanja with the reading "mi" and 16 hanja with the reading "na" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.[2]
Persian
Mina is a female given name in Iran, meaning "colored glass" in the Persian language.
- Mina Ahadi, Iranian politician
- Mina Assadi, Iranian poet
- Mina Nouri, Iranian painter
Other
Mina can be a short form of the female name Wilhelmina or Hermina.
- Mina Loy (1882–1966), English poet
- Mina Karadžić, Serbian 19th century poet
- Mina (singer) (born 1940), Italian singer
- Mina Kostić (born 1969), Serbian folk singer
- Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki, Greek painter
- Mina Shum, Canadian filmmaker
Fictional
- Seong Mi-na, character from the Soul series of fighting video games
- Mina Harker, character in Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Mina Tepeş, character in Japanese manga series Dance in the Vampire Bund
- Mina Tsukishiro, character in Japanese anime series Getsumento Heiki Mina
- Mina Mongoose, female mongoose from video game Sonic the Hedgehog
- Mina Majikina, character in video game Samurai Shodown
- Mina McKee, character in David Almond's children's book Skellig and its prequel My Name is Mina
See also
- Minna (name)
- Wilhelmina (disambiguation)
- Minnie (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "인명용 한자표" [Table of hanja for use in personal names]. South Korea: Supreme Court. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
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