what are your thoughts on Mena

[Climbthewall]

For a girl, pronounced "meena"

[BiscuitNibbler]

Pause. Sorry.

[valiumbandwitch]

I prefer Nina

Does that help?!

[Selks]

It's a lovely Asian name. No harm in using it if you are not Asian, but you - or your daughter - may get curious questions about it.

[walesblackbird]

Thought you meant Menna - but incorrectly spelled.

Sounds a bit like you're going to say menopause!!

[Sylvaniasandwich]

I knew a woman with a much-loved daughter called Mena. I think it is pretty but always assumed it was spelled Mina.

[Domesticbodess]

I prefer Minna, otherwise it's too much like "meaner"

[sobloodystupid]

I like it. In Ireland, there are a few Menas (shortened versions of Philomena).

[JaneBennet]

Like it, very pretty. I know two little girls called Mena, both are lovely.

[oohlaalaa]

Or, it could be short for Wilhemina?

[minipie]

I like it but Mina would be a better spelling, otherwise she'll get called Menna.

[Climbthewall]

True but Mina just looks like a typo of Nina imo

[MollysChamber]

I'd go for the Mina spelling too.

[Continuum]

Definitely Mina. I love it actually! From Dracula!

[Pollyanna]

How do you pronounce Minna? Is that meena? I think that is nice ( remember it in Dracula)

[Jojay]

I like it - knew an asian girl called Meena.

If I saw Mena written down I'd assume it was pronounced Menna, to rhyme with tenner

[TribbleWithoutACause]

Oh I like it, I've never heard of a child called that before.

[evamummy]

I like it, also like Mona.

[LadyOfTheCuntryManor]

Meena.

Mina in Arabic (short for Amina).

Beautiful name.

Mena (Men-ah) is a Welsh name, also pretty.

[Alioco]

My mother's name is Mena - it's short for Philomena (Irish).
If my first is a girl, her name will be Mena after my Mum.

[B52s]

I like Mena. Also Wilemina or Philomena.

[birdofthenorth]

I think Mena is Eastern European. Meena is Asian. Either way I quite like it but I bet it'd get pronounced Menn-a & May-na a lot.

[minipie]

Really like Mina.

Can anyone thing of other names that Mina or Mena (pronounced Mina) could be short for?

[MsChanandlerBong]

Mena makes me think of the beautiful actress Mena Suvari from American Beauty. I like it a lot.

[ellesabe]

Eenie meenie miney mo...