Mina

[Junotempest]

Opinions?

My mother’s name was Mena. I’ve never seen it spell Mina. Either way it’s a beautiful name.

Lovely

It’s pretty but there are loads of names currently that sound similar Mia, Maya, Lena etc so it’ll likely blend in. Short names ending in a seem to very ‘in’. If you are looking for something more unusual I wouldn’t go for this personally.

Wilhelmina "Mina" Harker is the main female character in the novel Dracula.

It’s the name of the doctor who delivered both of my DCs!

She joked both times that it would be a good name for a baby, but I had 2 boys
Maybe there are some parents that take her up on the suggestion?

Nice literary reference in junior fiction; Mina is a character in the really wonderful book Skellig by David Almond.

Perhaps so and this is how I came across the name! But not me :)

It's ok though I immediately think of Dracula.

Very popular in Scotland maybe 80 years ago short for Wilhelmina .
Pronounced Mine - ah

Makes me think of 'mean'

and also Eenie Meenie Miney Mo

Really not a great name. Who wants to be named Mean? Mean Mina. Because that's what will happen.

Meaner

Makes me think of Still Game 🤣

I think it’s nice, not too common but not unheard of.

I really like it. There is a Mina and an Amina at my DC school and neither get above comments like meaner or mean Mina.
They blend in with the names like Maya, Amira, Meera, Mila etc that are common at the moment, but also not one of the common ones so likely won't be known as Mina A or Mina B etc like the more common names are sometimes in a class with more than one.

I quite like it. I know one through work, I think she originated from Germany (or Holland?). Lovely lady, the meaner thing has never occurred to me!

Nice and uncommon name!

Meaner?

Not a fave for me.

How about ..
Jasmina
Jazmin
Minerva
Hermione
Wilhelmina
Philomena
Mary - Minnie

What's the pronunciation? I think it's pretty but wouldn't know to say Minna, Meee-na or My-na. That might get annoying for Mina.

Wilhelmina nickname Mina?

I tend to say meaner as meen nuh and Mina as mee na although not a huge difference. Didn’t really occur to me though despite being familiar with the name

I would also assume Mine-a; I’m Scottish and have an elderly relative called Mina pronounced this way

@MissHoollie

Pronounced Mine - ah

I live close to a Mina Road, pronounced that way. Strangers to our district sometimes pronounce it to rhyme with dinner or cleaner.

Every Mina I've met (and I've met lots!) has been an old lady named Williamina. I'd be charmed to meet a young Mina, but I would assume it was short for something.

I'd pronounce it Mine-ah (Scottish)

I know a beautifully elegant, Iranian lady with this name, suits her very well. She pronounces it Mee-na 😍

Seems to be quite an international name. Mina Sundwall the actress is a nice contemporary association I thought