33%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Frisian, Dutch Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛi̯.nə/(Dutch) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the Old German element megin meaning "power, strength" (Proto-Germanic *mageną). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootmeginVariantMeint(Dutch) DiminutivesMinke(Frisian) Menno, Minke(Dutch) Other Languages & CulturesMeino(Germanic) Magni(Norse Mythology) Magne(Norwegian) Magni(Old Norse) People think this name isRate·Details youthful devious refined strange Categories diminutives, German words, short forms, strength