Honest thoughts on Mena / Mina?

[BeckaH123]

Hi there

My heritage isn't Indian or Japanese (I think Mena is Indian and Mina is Japanese or German). Normally I don't really get people using exotic names when they don't actually have the heritage, but I do love the sound of the name Mena / Mina and it was a nn I used for my Mum. Thoughts?

That's interesting hooby, but you couldn't really use that pronunciation ('my-na', which I've not heard of before) in an English speaking country as it sounds the same as 'miner' ie 'coalminer' and so on! Also sounds like 'minor'. Doesn't really work.

I was at school with a boy called Mina (pronounced Meena). His family had originally come fom Greece.

I like Mina. Lovely.

Haha Glittery7 - I must be a bit sheltered as I can't even think which brands you mean!

Thanks all. I have just started watching Penny Dreadful and by complete coincidence, Mina Harker is a character in it! Wonder if that will make the name Mina really popular soon... And I thought I was being quite original. Pfft! I probably overheard someone talking about it at work and thought it was all my idea.

Its lovely.
I would spell it Mina.