Feminine Submitted Names

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Mimika f Greek
Diminutive of Dimitra.
Mimiko f Japanese
From Japanese 微 (mi) meaning "delicate", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimina f Sardinian
Diminutive of Cosima via the Italian variant form Cosimina.
Mimina f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mi) meaning "dream", 望 (mi) meaning "hope" combined with 愛 (na) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimisa f Japanese
From Japanese 珠 (mi) meaning "pearl", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mimiteh f Omaha-Ponca (?), Popular Culture
Possibly a variant of Mi'mite, an Omaha name of uncertain meaning, or a variant of the Omaha name Mi'mitega meaning "new moon". This is the name of a Native American vampire in Scott Snyder's comic book series American Vampire (2010-).
Mimka f Slovene
Variant of Mimika.
Mimma f Italian
Diminutive of Domenica.
Mimmie f English
Variant spelling of Mimmy.
Mimmo f Finnish
Diminutive of Vilhelmina.
Mimmy f English
Variant of Mimi or Mimmi.
Mimo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Mimoza.
Mimo f Korean
Mimo is a korean names mostly used by girls. It means “beauty”.
Mimomo f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桃 (momo) meaning "peach". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Mimori f Japanese
From Japanese 未 (mi) meaning "eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the goat" combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [more]
Mimosa f English, Finnish, French, Spanish, Danish, Filipino, Italian
From Mimosa, a genus of plants that are sensitive to touch. The best known plant from that genus is the Mimosa pudica, better known in English as the touch-me-not. The plant genus derives its name from Spanish mimosa, which is the feminine form of the Spanish adjective mimoso meaning "cuddly".
Mimóza f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mimosa.
Mimsie f Popular Culture
A character in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Mimsie Pott, and a character in The Last Mimzy.
Mimura f Japanese
A Japanese feminine first name or a Japanese surname.
Mimuša f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Mimuška f Slovak
Slovak diminutive of any feminine name that starts with Mi-, such as Michaela, Miriama and Miroslava... [more]
Min f English
Diminutive of Minnie.
Min f Japanese
From Japanese 敏 (min) meaning "agile, quick, alert; sensitivity", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light", or 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Mi-Na f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 娜 (na) meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
Mína f Hungarian
Short form of Hermina and Vilhelmina.
Mîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Mina.
Mîna f Kurdish
Means "like, similar" in Kurdish.
Min-A f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade", 慜 (min) meaning "quick, agile, smart, clever" or 旻 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 兒 (a) meaning "child", 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "pretty, lovely, good, beautiful"... [more]
Miña f Asturian
Diminutive of Herminia.
Mina f Pashto
Means "love" in Pashto.
Mina f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Marynia.
Mina f Japanese
From 水 (mi) meaning "water" and 奈 or 那 (na) meaning "what", or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Mina f Yiddish
Derived from Old High German minne "love".
Mina f Greek
Diminutive of Asimina.
Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]
Minadzuki f Japanese
From Japanese 水無月 (minadzuki) meaning "June".
Minae f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "young plant, seedling". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Min-ah f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-A.
Minah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay short form of Aminah.
Minah f Yiddish, Jewish
Yiddish form of Mina.
Minahi f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (mina) meaning "south" combined with 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minahime f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "charm", 那 (na) meaning "what" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minal f Indian, Tamil
Means 'precious stone'.
Minalgė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minalgas.
Minami f & m Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" or 海 (nami) meaning "ocean". It is most commonly written as 美波 (beautiful + wave) but it can also be written as 南 (minami) meaning "south" and is popular written in hiragana as well.
Minamiko f Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Minamo f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name means "water's surface," made up of 水 (sui, mizu, mizu-, mi) meaning "water" and 面 (ben, men, omo, omote, tsura, mo) meaning "face, surface." The word originally came about from a combination of 水 (mi), な (na), the Old Japanese equivalent of の (no) meaning "of" and 面 (mo) with the meaning of "surface."... [more]
Minan m & f Chinese
Combination of the names Min 1 and An 1.
Minano f Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "everything, all" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
Minar f Batak
Means "bright, clear, shining" in Batak.
Minari f Korean (Rare)
Coming from Mina; in Korean meaning: "beautiful, elegant and graceful woman/girl." Minari means: "water parsley" in Korean. Minari is a kind of vegetable that's used in dishes. This can also be an unique name.
Minaru m & f Japanese
The Name Minaru means ... [more]
Minata f African
'mother of joy'
Minatoko f Japanese
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "assemble" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minatsu f Japanese
From 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful, beauty" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". This name can have other meanings, depending on the kanji it is written with.
Minay f Azerbaijani
Means "a thousand moons" in Azerbaijani.
Minayə f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani min meaning "thousand" and ayə meaning "ayah (a verse in the Quran)".
Minbi f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue".
Minbing f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, fast, quick, clever" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Minca f Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Minchen f German (Rare)
German diminutive of Wilhelmina and other feminine names that contain -min- (such as Jasmin 1), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen.... [more]
Minci f Chinese
From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "clever" and 慈 (cí) meaning "kind, charitable, benevolent".
Mincia f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Maryśka.
Minda f Georgian (Rare)
Basically means "I want you" in Georgian, derived from Georgian მინდა (minda) meaning "I want". This name literally refers to the fact that the child in question was desired by its parents.
Minda f Norwegian, Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Contracted form of Melinda as well as a truncated form of both Aminda and Eminda.
Minda m & f Chinese
Combination of Min 1 and Da. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 岷 (mín), referring to the Min River in Sichuan Province, and 達 (dá) meaning "reach, arrive at."
Minda f Filipino
Short form of Luzviminda, Luzminda, and other related names.
Mindel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mina.
Mindeulle f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 민들레 (mindeulle) meaning "dandelion."
Mindi f English
Variant of Mindy.
Minditsi f Romani
Directly taken from Romani minditsi "maiden; virgin".
Mindla f Yiddish
Presumably a Polish Yiddish form of Mindel, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Mindort-brdzanebeli f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Mindort-Brdzanebeli was the Georgian goddess of flowers and daughter of Mindort-batoni. She was believed to flutter over plants and live off of pollen.
Mindwell f & m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the scripture, “A silent and louing woman is a gift of the Lord, and there is nothing so much worth, as a mind well instructed.”
Mindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Mindel.
Mine f Turkish
Means "enamel, glaze, verbena" in Turkish.
Mine f Japanese
From 峰/嶺/峯/岑 (mine) meaning "peak, summit," also written with multiple kanji (+ phonetic mi), with a mi kanji like 美 meaning "beauty" or 三 meaning "three" and a ne kanji such as 根 meaning "root," 禰 meaning "ancestral shrine," 子, referring to the sign of the Rat, or 年 meaning "year."... [more]
Mine f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Mine f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Minnie.
Miné f Japanese
Variant transcription of Mine.
Mínea f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Minea.
Minea f Khmer
Means "March" in Khmer.
Mineca f Corsican
Contraction of Maria Dumenica.
Mineĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "little bit" (originally a diminutive ending).
Mineka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 奏 (ka) meaning "play music, complete". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mineke f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Mina 1. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch author, researcher and professor Mineke Schipper (b. 1938).
Mineko f Japanese
From Mine combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]
Minel f Various
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Minelauva f Astronomy
Traditional name in the middle ages for the star Delta Virginis in the constellation Virgo. It derives from the Arabic من العواء or min al-ʽawwāʼ, meaning "in the lunar mansion of ʽawwaʼ" (see Auva).
Minélie f French
A mix of Minelle and Amélie. Meaning not known yet.
Minella f English
Diminutive of Mina
Minelle f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Mina 1.
Minene f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji... [more]
Mineq f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Mineĸ.
Míner f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Mineri f Japanese (Rare)
From 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.
Mínerva f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Minerva.
Minervina f Ancient Roman, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Minervina was the first wife of Constantine the Great. She was of Syrian origin. Constantine either took her as a concubine or married her in 303, and the couple had one son, Crispus.
Minerwa f Polish
Polish form of Minerva.
Minetta f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Minette. This is also the name of an underground stream in New York City, which is claimed to derive from Manette meaning "devil's water" in a Native American language; a street and a lane in Greenwich Village are named for the buried Minetta Brook, which flows beneath them.
Minèvre f French (African, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Minerve, which is the French form of Minerva. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Ginevra and Guenièvre.
Mingailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingailas.
Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.
Mingaudė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingaudas.
Mingbei f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear, brilliant" and 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud".
Mingbonu f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".
Mingchun f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple".
Mingcui f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher".
Mingdan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, vermilion".
Mingdao m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Mingdona f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and dona meaning "kernel, grain".
Mingedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingedas.
Minghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".
Minghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Minghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 晖 (huī) meaning "bright, light, radiant", 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness", 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" or 徽 (huī) meaning "emblem, badge, crest"... [more]
Mingintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingintas.
Mingirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingirdas.
Mingjahon f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jahon meaning "the world".
Mingjamol f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and jamol meaning "beauty".
Mingjian m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant" combined with 剑 (jiàn) meaning "sword, dagger, sabre", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Mingjie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 介 (jiè) meaning "help, assist"... [more]
Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]
Mingjuan f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful"... [more]
Mingli f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village; neighbor", 莉 (lì) meaning "jasmine", 梨 (lí) meaning "pear", 李 (lǐ) meaning "plum", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 立 (lì) meaning "stand, establish" or 礼 (lǐ) meaning "rite, ceremony, gift, present"... [more]
Minglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" or 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Mingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娈 (luán) meaning "lovely, beautiful, docile".
Mingma m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan མིག་དམར (see Migmar).
Mingmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Mingmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Mingming f & m Chinese
Combination of the Chinese characters of Ming with themselves. The repetition of the same character twice is often used to underline and strengthen the meaning.... [more]
Mingmo f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 墨 (mò) meaning "ink".
Ming-na f Chinese
Means bright and graceful. Most notably the name of actress Ming-Na Wen.
Mingniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 溟 (míng) meaning "drizzling rain, dark, obscure" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".
Mingoyim f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and oyim, an obsolete title for aristocratic women.
Mingqi f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant, graceful".
Mingrao f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating".
Mingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Mingsuluv f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Minguiña f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Dominguiña, itself a diminutive of Dominga.
Mingxia f Chinese
Chinese name meaning "Bright Halo" from the characters 明 (ming2) meaning "bright, clear, shinging" and 霞 (hsia2) meaning "halo". A famous bearer was Fu Mingxia, a female multiple-gold medal and Olympic diver.
Mingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Mingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Mingxin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鸣 (míng) meaning "sing, call, cry" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul"... [more]
Mingxing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet" or 兴 (xīng) meaning "rise, start, flourish, prosper"... [more]
Mingxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 绣 (xiù) meaning "embroider, embroidery".
Mingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 茗 (míng) meaning "tea" or 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade", 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily" or 绚 (xuàn) meaning "gorgeous, adorned, brilliant".
Mingyan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" and combined with Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Min-gyeom m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 旻 meaning "sky" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a gyeom hanja, e.g. 謙 meaning "humble, modest."
Min-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 (min) "streaks in jade; gem", 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade", and 卿 (gyeong) "noble", 敬 (gyeong) "respect, honor" or 耿 (gyeong) "bright, shining".
Mingyi f Chinese
From the Chinese character 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "sound, cry", or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony", 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", or 依 (yī) meaning "according to, in light of"... [more]
Mingyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone".
Mingyu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 鸣 (míng) meaning "to cry, to call, to make a sound, to voice" combined with 宇 (yǔ) meaning "house, eaves, universe", 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem" or 煜 (yù) meaning "brilliant, glorious"... [more]
Mingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 媛 (yuàn)# meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
Mingyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 粤 (yuè) referring to Guandong province and the Cantonese people, or 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap"... [more]
Mingzhu f Chinese
Bright pearl
Minha f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 민하 (min-ha) that can be the combination of the Korean Hanja 珉 (min) meaning "jade" or 敏 (min) meaning either "nimble; quick" or "humble; well-mannered; hardworking" combined with 河 (ha) meaning "river" or 荷 (ha) meaning either "load; to bear" and "lotus; waterlily".... [more]
Minhaal m & f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Arabic منهال (see Minhal).
Minhal m & f Arabic
From Arabic مِنْهَال (minhāl) meaning "generous, honorable".
Minhee f Korean
From 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 姬 "beauty" or 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious"
Miñhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".
Minhthu f Vietnamese (Rare)
It means happy or spontanious.
Minhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 瑚 (hú) meaning "coral; person of virtue".
Minhua f & m Chinese
From Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]
Minhuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 环 (huán) meaning "jade ring, bracelet".
Minhuang f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 黄 (huáng) meaning "yellow".
Min-hwa f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem", 旻 (min) meaning "heaven", or 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" combined with 花 (hwa) meaning "flower, bloom, anger" or 華 (hwa) meaning "flower, petal, China"... [more]
Min-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" combined with 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter"... [more]
Min-Hyun m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민현 (see Min-Hyeon).
Mini f Greek
Diminutive of Vilelmini.
Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).
Mìnica f Sicilian
Short form of Dumìnica.
Minicùccia f Sardinian
Gallurese feminine diminutive of Duminicu.
Miniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Minadora and its short form Mina.
Minion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miniver f Cornish, Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Anglicized form of Menfre, which is of unknown meaning. Saint Menfre, born c.471, was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan Brycheiniog. 'St. Menfre appears to have been active in Wales, around Minwear, near Haverfordwest, in Dyfed but, later, left her native land in order to evangelise the Cornish.' The early use of the name was in Cornwall where it appears to be a regional form of Guinevere... [more]
Minj f Mongolian
Means "beaver" in Mongolian.
Minja f Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Diminutive of Milena or Milana.
Minja f Finnish (Modern)
Diminutive of Mina.
Min-Jee f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민지 (see Min-Ji).
Min-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jeong).
Minjeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jeong)... [more]
Min-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".
Min-ju f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 (also 慜) meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 珉 meaning "gem," with a ju hanja, such as 周 meaning "circumference," 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl" or 妵 meaning "pretty; adorable; nice."
Minju f & m Korean
Combination of "min" hanja, like 敏 (also 慜) meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 珉 meaning "gem," with a "ju" hanja, such as 周 meaning "circumference," 珠 meaning "jewel, pearl" or 妵 meaning "pretty; adorable; nice." Other many combinations can be exist... [more]
Minjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".
Minjung f Korean
From Sino-Korean 玟 "streaks in jade; gem", 旼 "gentle and affable", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min) and 廷 "court", 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal" or 整 "orderly, neat, tidy; whole" (jung)... [more]
Minka f Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Polish, Swedish, Slovene
Diminutive of Mina 1, a short form of Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Hermine, Romina and other names containing mina or mine... [more]
Minka f German
Variant of Minke.
Miñkäbirä f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic كَبِيرَة‎ (kabīra) meaning "great".
Minken f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mina 1 (compare Anniken and Maiken).
Minki f Afrikaans
Short form of Willemien.
Minkyeong f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong
Min-kyoung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong.
Min-kyung f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gyeong.
Minlan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Minli f Chinese
Means "quick thinking" in Chinese. It has many different Chinese spellings.
Minlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Minmantė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minmantas.
Minmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum" or 玫 (méi) meaning "rose".
Minn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).
Minná f Sami
Sami form of Minna.
Minnaleena f Finnish (Rare)
Combination of Minna and Leena.
Minnatullah f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of منّة الله (see Mennatullah)
Minne f Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Variant form of Minna. Also means "memory" in Swedish.
Minneh f Muslim
Variant of Minna.
Minnehaha f Indigenous American, Iroquois, Literature, English (American, Archaic)
Meaning uncertain. According to one source, this name means "laughing woman" in Iroquois, derived from Iroquois minne meaning "woman" combined with Iroquois haha meaning "laugh" or "laughing".... [more]
Minnesota f American (Rare)
From the name of the state in the United States of America, which came from the name of the river "Minnesota River". Thus, the river got its name from the Sioux Indian word "Minisota." That word comes from the words minni, meaning "water", and sotah meaning "sky-tinted" or "cloudy." Therefore, Minnesota means "sky-tinted water" or "cloudy water".
Minnet f English (Rare)
Probably a rare variant of Minette.
Minni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Minnie and Estonian variant of Minna.
Minniedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Minnia.
Minnijean f American (South, Rare), African American (Rare)
Combination of Minnie and Jean 2. This is borne by Minnijean Brown-Trickey (1941-), who was one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African-American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957 after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier... [more]
Miñnur f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Minny f Literature (Modern)
Name of one of the major characters in the Help! Can be a shortened form of Minerva.
Minný f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Minnie.
Mino f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, wish, hope, desire, aspire to", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain"... [more]
Mino m & f Malagasy
Means "believe" in Malagasy.
Minobu f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 布 (bu) meaning "cloth". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Minoko f Japanese
From 心 (mi) meaning "mind, spirit, soul, heart", 暖 (no) meaning "warm", 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Minon f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Minóna f Literature
Hungarian form of Minona.
Minona f Literature, Theatre, German (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Scottish poet James Macpherson for his 18th-century Ossian poems where the name is borne by Minona, a singer who sings before the king the song of the unfortunate Colma. Macpherson names the alleged Scottish Gaelic words Min-ónn "gentle air" as an etymological explanation of the name (compare Scottish Gaelic mìn "gentle; soft (of a sound)" and fonn "tune, melody").... [more]
Minona f African Mythology
This is the name of a goddess of protection in the mythology of the Dahomey (or Fon), an ethnic group who live in Benin in western Africa. Minona is a daughter of Gbadu.
Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.
Minori f Japanese
From Japanese 穣 (minori) meaning "ten octillion, ten to the twenty-eighth power, prosperity, good crops, abundant harvest." Other kanji combinations can be used.
Minoriko f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 穣 or 穣 (minori) meaning "good crops, fertile, productive, abundant harvest, tenth to the twenty-eight power", 稔 (minori) meaning "to ripen", or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [more]
Minoruko f Japanese (Rare)
From 実 (minoru) meaning "to bear fruit" or 實 (minoru) meaning "truth, reality" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used to spell this name.
Minosoa m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy mino meaning "believe" and soa meaning "good".
Minou f Swedish (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Minoo or Milou.
Minouche f Obscure
Possibly a diminutive of minou. Minouche Barelli a famous singer.
Minowa f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Minqiao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, quick, clever" and 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud".
Minqiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, quick, clever" and 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn".
Minrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, clever, smart" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
Minsang f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".
Minseo f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people, citizens" or 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" combined with 徐 (seo) meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified" or 序 (seo) meaning "series, sequence"... [more]
Min-seob m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Min-Seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable" or 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade, gem" combined with 善 (seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 仙 (seon) meaning "sage, hermit, enlightened person, immortal" or 鮮 (seon) meaning "new, fresh"... [more]
Min-seop m & f Korean
From Korean Hanja 玟 (min) meaning "jade-like stone", 旻 (min) meaning "Heaven", 珉 (min) meaning "jade stone, beautiful stone", 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 䪸 (min) meaning "strong", 慜 (min) meaning "smart", 忞 (min) meaning "to encourage oneself" combined with 燮 (seop/sŏp) meaning "to blend, to adjust, to harmonize", 葉 (seop/sŏp) meaning "leaf"... [more]
Min-seung m & f Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 民 meaning "people," 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful" or 玟 meaning "precious stone," and a seung hanja, e.g. 承 meaning "join, connect; respect, revere."
Minsha f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霎 (shà) meaning "light rain".
Minshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Minshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Minshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized".
Minsi f Korean
旻示 — min (旻) meaning “heaven”, and si (示) meaning “wings”. So “heaven’s wings; heavenly wings”.
Min-Sun f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 민선 (see Min-Seon).
Min-sup m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-seop.
Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).
Mintaka f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic manṭaqa, meaning "the belt". This is a star in the constellation Orion.
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