Minna (given name)

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Minna
Germanic
Other names
Related namesMina, Wilhelmina

Minna is a feminine name of

Germanic origin, meaning courtly love, and is also a diminutive of Wilhelmina. It is now particularly known in Finland and Sweden.[1][2]

Notable people

A–F

  • Minna Aalto (born 1965), Finnish sport sailor
  • Minna Aaltonen (1966–2021), Finnish actress
  • Minna Antrim (1861–1950), American writer
  • Minna Arve (born 1974), Finnish politician
  • Minna Atherton (born 2000), Australian competitive swimmer
  • Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), German painter and opera singer, and wife of Max Beckmann
  • Minna Canth (1844–1897), Finnish writer and social activist
  • Minna Carleton
    (1847–1918), English novelist
  • Minna Cauer (1841–1922), German educator, journalist and radical activist
  • Minna Citron (1896–1991), American painter and printmaker
  • Minna Cowan (1878–1951), British political activist
  • Minna Craucher (1891–1932), Finnish socialite and spy
  • Minna Everleigh
    (1866–1948), American brothel owner
  • Minna Fernald (1860–1954), American botanical artist
  • Minna Flake (1886–1958), German physician and socialist

G–M

N–Z

Fictional characters

References

  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Minna". Behind the name. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu