Minerva

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
12/1/2024, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #117
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	update #114
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Roman Mythology, English, Spanish

Pronounced Pron. /mi.ˈner.wa/(Latin) /mɪ.ˈnɜɹ.və/(American English) /mɪ.ˈnɜː.və/(British English) /mi.ˈneɾ.βa/(Spanish)

Meaning & History

Possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect", but more likely of Etruscan origin. Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and war, approximately equivalent to the Greek goddess Athena. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since after the Renaissance.