MEANING & HISTORY
What does Mina mean?
Mina has independent origins. European naming can shorten Wilhelmina or other mina-ending names.
Sanskrit mina means fish, while Persian mina is associated with enamel or glaze. These are different word histories sharing one Latin spelling. The source tradition must be known before choosing one literal meaning for a particular bearer.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
Borrowed from Arabic مِينَا (mīnā) and Sanskrit मीना (mīnā).
A female given name.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Mina
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mina Esguerra
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Use in Philippine-linked records
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Mina Esguerra
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mina in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Mina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aina♀Finnish Aino variant; also independent Anna and Japanese forms
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Form of Dinah; also a short name in other languages
- Gina♀Short form of Georgina, Regina, and other -gina names
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Kina♀Cebuano clipping of Joaquina
- Lina♀Short form of names ending in lina
- Mika♀Finnish Michael-name form; also an independent Japanese name
What rhymes with Mina?
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Recorded combinations with Mina
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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- Wikidata given-name item Q1800085 — Mina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Mina Esguerra (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1800085 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Mina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Mina (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: mina-1 (opens in a new tab)
Independently consulted exact source-name relationship and qualifications.
- Behind the Name: mina-2 (opens in a new tab)
Independently consulted exact source-name relationship and qualifications.
- Behind the Name: mina-3 (opens in a new tab)
Independently consulted exact source-name relationship and qualifications.