What do you think of the baby name Mina?

[Augustbutterfly]

I love this name and all the meanings in different cultures, what comes to mind when you hear the name Mina?

Winona Ryder in Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Minotaur in the old Sinbad films (I'm a weirdo though)

I think it's a pretty name

Dracula

In Argentina Mina means girl/lass, in standard Spanish it means mine, as in coal mine.

What comes to mind? I think of the lady who used to live down the road from my parents who was forced into an arranged marriage in India many, many years ago even though she was in love with someone else. She was a friend of my mum’s and never settled in the UK - she was so unhappy and homesick.

As a name it’s OK.

@LtDansleg

It’s extremely feminine IMO

I have no idea why I thought you meant it for a boy 🤦🏼‍♀️

It's ok but I much prefer Meera

@FelicityPike

I would assume Indian too. Navid’s wife from Still Game.

Me too

I know two Mena's pronounced Mee-nah, both have the full name Philomena.
Nice women and positive associations for me.
I do know about the Dracula connection but I think that film is so bad I do my best not to allow it space in my brain!!

Dracula. But I quite like it. Do it!

It’s pronounced Mee-nah.

I think it’s lovely. My first association is Spanish (cos the person I know called Mina is from Spain.) My second is Dracula - but I’m very cool with that as literary heritage.

I also really love Nina too. Beautiful!

Nice name, even though it’s a v classic name, feels fresh

I’d definitely assume Indian heritage : although I do know one English girl with that name (her parents had lived in india)

Is it pronounced “meaner”?

No, there's no R.

It's Mee-nah

Mee nah and meaner are said the same in my southern accent?

I don't like it.

Partly because it sounds like "meaner" in my accent and partly because it's reminiscent of the dwarf in the ring cycle.

Agree with PP's "Meaner" comments.

Also, this is just from browsing Mumsnet, but apparently "Mini" is a common slang for female genitalia and it's quite close (I haven't come across that slang IRL though so not sure how common it really is)

I like it

I love it, it's cute!

I know an Italian Mina and an Iranian Mina (both are Meena)

It's a very unattractive name to me.

I know an adult Mina (Meee-na) whose full name is Wilhemina. She is bright, energetic, fun loving and fiesty.

I also thought of Still Game.

Infinitely prefer Nina.

I guess there are worse names, but it reminds of mirena (the coil) or or mina- a brand of menstrual cup!!!

minacup.org/why-mina/

Beautiful.

I'd imagine it's an Indian name...or Eastern European?

I hadn't heard of the name before. I thought of the mirena coil and perhaps it didn't work.

I love it. I have a cousin called Meena and I also love the Finnish name Minna.