Minna (name)
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Minna is female given name. It originates from Hebrew child of earth. In Yiddish Minna (מִּינָא) translates as peaceful. In Germany Minna is a nickname of Wilhelmina or Hermina. It is also a Finnish short form of Vilhelmina. The similar form of Wilma and Willa.
Nicknames
- Minnie
- Mineczka
- Minka
- Mina
Name days
- Czech: 7 April (Hermina) or 7 January (Wilhelmina)
- Latvia: 14 October
People with the given name
- Minna Aaltonen (born 1966), Finnish actress
- Minna Canth (1844–1897), Finnish writer and social activist
- Minna Citron (1896–1991), American painter
- Minna Freimane (1853–unknown), Latvian writer
- Minna Herzlieb (1789-1865), German journalist
- Minna Mäki-Kala (born c. 1973), Finnish beauty pageant
- Minna Planer (1809–1866), German actress
- Minna Salmela (born 1971), Finnish freestyle swimmer
People with the surname
- Maria Minna (born 1948), Canadian politician
Name variants
- Minna (German), (English), (Danish), (Latvian)
- Minka (Polish), (Bulgarian)
- Mína (Czech), (Slovak), (Bulgarian)
See also
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