Minna

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Diminutive of Wilhelmina, German

"resolute protection; love"

Minna Origin and Meaning

The name Minna is a girl's name of German origin meaning "resolute protection; love".

One of those pan-European nickname names much more familiar in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe than in the US, though related name Mina is making a comeback here. Light and bright, it could be an alternative to Mila, Minnie, or Millie.

Minna Rank in US Top 1000

# 935 in the US

Minna Popularity

• 1745 Nameberry 2024
• 415 Germany 2016
• 93 Sweden 2014

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Famous People Named Minna

• Christiane Friederike Wilhelmine "Minna (Minchen)" Herzlieb German foster,daughter of publisher Karl Ernst Friedrich Frommann and muse of Goethe
• Minna Canth (born Ulrika Wilhelmina Johnsson) Finnish playwright
• Minna Lachs Austrian educator and memoirist
• Minna Kottke daughter of internet pioneers Jason Kottke and Meg Hourihan

Minna in Pop Culture

• Minna Hakkinen former Prime Minister of Finland on TV series Veep