Menna

[JosieK8]

Opinions on the name Menna? Apparently it has Welsh origins but also Arabic? What does the name make you think of? Is it easy to say in different languages? Thanks in advance.

I love it. I know it as a Welsh name but would say it's universal and unambiguous to spell / say

Sounds like they are about to say menopause.

Could it be a new word for women? 😁

Meena is nicer

I know one. It's ok. I don't think her parents have any Welsh connections.

Menna is Welsh. Not sure if the Arabic version has two ns...
Lovely lovely name but I'd only use it if you're Welsh. Always find it odd when people use names from languages/cultures they have no connection to.

My DD used to talk about "mennastation" after the class period talk, so to me it sounds too similar to menstruation. Sorry!

Sounds like a feminine hygiene brand.

I love the name Menna, such a pretty Welsh name. I also really like Mared.b

Teens will make menopause jokes

She’d get the nickname “men”

You can do better for your daughter OP. There’s good reasons it’s so unpopular.

I don’t understand that argument. Is every Aaron / Esther/ Ben/ Joseph you know Jewish?

I prefer Mena.

Love this name so much my partners sister was called meena always said if I ever had a daughter I would call her this

How about Morwenna?

I know quite a few Menna's, it's popular in Wales. I like it and also like Manon which means beautiful Queen.

Haha hadn’t thought of that

Menna is welsh. It's used and won't be considered unusual, but I wounldn't say it was popular.

@Dotcheck , there's a bit of a difference between using biblical names and names from a language only spoken by about 100,000 people

very nice welsh name
however it would be pronounced differently in England, if that’s where you are
wales-
menna…a is like the a in cat but is not stressed.
england….mennuh or menner. Not nice IMO.

Awful

@Frazzled2207 , the same goes for most welsh names. Manon is nice enough but Mannun isn't. Morwenna is cornish but Morwen (MORR-wenn) is welsh.

It makes me think of men (which would be her nickname) and menopause.

Not nice.