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Minervia f American
Variant 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.

Minervino m Italian
Italian form of Minervinus.

Minervinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of the Roman goddess Minerva.

Minervius m Ancient Roman
From the name of the Roman goddess Minerva.

Minervo m Spanish (Mexican), Aragonese
Masculine form of Minerva.

Minerwa f Polish
Polish form of Minerva.

Mineta f Slovak (Rare)

Minetarou m Japanese
From Japanese 峰, 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

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.

Minette f French (Belgian, Rare), French (African), English (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans, Filipino
Diminutive of Mina 1 and names containing mine, such as Hermine or Guillaumine... [more]

Minever m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Munawar.

Minevra f English (Rare)

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.

Mingailas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingailė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingailas.

Mingan f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ming and An 1.

Mingaudas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

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".

Mingdona f Uzbek
Derived from ming meaning "thousand" or "a lot, very much" and dona meaning "kernel, grain".

Mingedas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingedė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingedas.

Mingfu m Chinese
Combination of 铭 (see Ming) and 甫 (see Fu).... [more]

Minghao m Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, brilliant" combined with 昊 (hào) meaning "vastness (of the sky)" or 浩 (hào) meaning "grand, vast", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Minghino m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Used in fifth story of fifth day in The Decameron

Minghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

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]

Min-gi m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 "people, subjects, citizens" or 珉 "stone resembling jade" (min) and 基 "foundation" (gi).

Mingintas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingintė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingintas.

Mingirdas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mingirdė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mingirdas.

Mingiyan m Kalmyk (Russified)
Derived from Kalmyk миңһн (minghn) meaning "thousand".

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.

Mingjin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money"... [more]

Mingjuan f Chinese

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".

Mingo m Spanish, Afro-American (Slavery-era, Archaic)
Short form of Domingo.... [more]

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".

Ming-ray m Chinese

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.

Minguito m Spanish
Diminutive of Mingo, via Domingo.

Mingus m English, Dutch (Rare), Danish (Modern), Swedish (Modern, Rare)

Mingwu f Chinese

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 興 (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".

Min-gyu m Korean
From Sino-Korean 旼 (min) "gentle and affable" or 珉 (min) "stone resembling jade" , and 奎 (gyu) "stride of man".

Mingyu f Chinese
Bright jade

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 Pakistani

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).

Minhaj m Arabic, Indian (Rare)

Minhal m & f Arabic
From Arabic مِنْهَال (minhāl) meaning "generous, honorable".

Minhažetdin m Bashkir

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"

Minhhai m Vietnamese

Miñhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and һылыу (hïlïw) meaning "beautiful".

Min-ho m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" (min), and 豪 "brave, heroic, chivalrous" or 鎬 "stove; bright" (ho).

Minho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Jaime 1.

Min-Hsuan f Chinese (Hokkien)

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".

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-hwan m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 煥 (hwan) "shining, brilliant, lustrous".

Min-hyeok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart", 珉 "stone resembling jade" or 旼 "gentle and affable" (min), and 赫 "bright, radiant, glowing" (hyeok).

Min-hyuk m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 (min) meaning "sensitive, keen, quick" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade" combined with 赫 (hyeok) meaning "bright, luminous". Other Hanja combinations can form this name as well.

Min-hyung m Korean

Mini f Indian

Mini f Greek
Diminutive of Vilelmini.

Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), English (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius.

Miniato m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Miniatus.

Miniatus m Ancient Roman
Means "carmine-coloured" In Latin, from the word minium meaning "carmine".

Mìnica f Sicilian
Short form of Dumìnica.

Minica f English (American, Rare), Obscure
Possibly a variant of Monica.

Minichedda f Corsican, Sardinian
Diminutive of Mineca.

Mìnicu m Sicilian
Short form of Duminicu.

Minicùccia f Sardinian
Gallurese feminine diminutive of Duminicu.

Minicus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Dominicus.

Minija f Lithuanian (Rare)

Miniko f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Minadora and its short form Mina.

Minimah f African (Rare)

Minimus m English (New Zealand)
Derives from the word "Minimus". Derogatory - nickname used as a parralel to "Maximus". Used when talking about multiple people named max involved in conversation.

Minio m Asturian
Diminutive of Herminio.

Minion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Minira f Azerbaijani

Minis m Ancient Oscan

Minisa f Popular Culture, Literature

Minius m Ancient Roman

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-jae m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" and 在 "be at, in, on; consist in, rest".

Min-jee f Korean
Variant transcription of 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).

Min-jin f Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 眞 "real, actual, true, genuine".

Min-joon m & f Korean
Variant transcription of Min-Jun.

Minjotas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

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."

Minjun f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 珺 (jùn) meaning "beautiful jade".

Mink m Dutch
Variant of Minke.

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".

Minkah m African
Possibly means "Justice". This is the given name of an NFL player, Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Minken f Norwegian (Rare)
Diminutive of Mina 1 (compare Anniken and Maiken).

Min-khai f Vietnamese

Min-ki m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-gi.

Minki f Afrikaans
Short form of Willemien.

Minkie f English

Minko f Japanese

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.

Minlin f & m Chinese

Minling f & m Chinese

Minlu f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Minman m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
a combination of the elements Minna "Love" and mann "man" meaning "loved man"

Minmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

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".

Minmose m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian mnw-ms meaning "born of Min", derived from the name of the fertility god Min and msj "to be born".

Minn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).

Minna f Medieval Jewish, Jewish
Variant of Mina.

Minná f Sami
Sami form of Minna.

Minnah f English (British), Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Minna.

Minne m West Frisian, North Frisian
Variant form of Menne.

Minne f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Minnie.

Minne f Finnish, Swedish, Danish
Variant form of Minna. Also means "memory" in Swedish.

Minnegard f German (Rare)

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]

Minnert m West Frisian
Variant form of Mennert.

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.

Minnette f English (Rare)
Variant of Minette.

Minnewa f English

Minni f Finnish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Finnish variant of Minnie and Estonian variant of Minna.

Minnia f Sardinian

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]

Minninnewah m Cheyenne
Means "whirlwind" in Cheyenne.

Minniu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Giommaria.

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 m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Giacomo, Guglielmo, or Maximo.

Mino f Late Roman

Mino f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 巳 (mi) meaning "sign of the snake or serpent" or 弥 (mi) meaning "all the more, increasingly" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 濃 (no) meaning "concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted", 野 (no) meaning "area, field" or 納 (no) meaning "settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store"... [more]

Mino m & f Malagasy
Means "believe" in Malagasy.

Minoas m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Minos.

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.

Minodor m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Menodoros via Menodorus.

Minoko f Japanese
Mi means beautiful, No means field, wildness, Wild or no means To be, Then, really, indeed or no means It, him, her and ko means child

Minon f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 実 (mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 瑞 (mi) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (non) meaning "sound"... [more]

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) "abundant." It is often written みのり using the hiragana writing system.

Minoriko f Japanese
From Japanese 穣 (minori) meaning "grain" or 豊 (minori) meaning "abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Minoucha f Arabic (Maghrebi)

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".

Min-sang m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever" or 旻 meaning "sky," and a sang hanja, e.g. 相 meaning "mutual; foundation, basis; help, aid."

Minsang f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast" and 桑 (sāng) meaning "mulberry tree".

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-seok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 珉 "stone resembling jade" and 錫 "bestow, confer".

Min-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 敏 "fast, quick, clever, smart" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".

Minseong m Korean
From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," and 聖 "holy, sacred; sage" or 成 (seong) meaning "to succeed, to finish, to complete" or 城 (seong) meaning "fort, castle, cidatel"

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".

Minsheng m Chinese

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”.

Minsifei m Russian
Means "remembering God".

Min-sik m Korean
From Sino-Korean 岷 (min), which is the name of a mountain, combined with 植 (sik) meaning "plant, vegetation". Other hanja combinations are possible.... [more]

Minsoo m Korean
From 民 (min) meaning "people," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 旻 (min) meaning "(autumn) sky," and 秀 "flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful"

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.

Mintarė f Lithuanian
The name is composed of the Lithuanian elements min (= minėti) "to mention" and tar- (= tarti, sakyti) "to say.

Mintautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Mintautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Mintautas.

Mintauts m Latvian
Latvian form of Mintautas.

Minteu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Korean borrowing of English mint.

Minthaki f Sinhalese

Minthe f Greek Mythology
Means "mint" in Greek. In Greek mythology Minthe was a nymph was was transformed into an herb by Persephone after attempting to seduce Hades.

Minthi f Greek Mythology
Variant of Minthe.

Mintian f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, tranquil, peaceful".

Mintie f English (Rare)
Variant of Minty.

Mintimer m Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare)
Means "I'm iron" in Tatar and Bashkir, derived from мин (min) meaning "I" and тимер (timer) "iron".

Minting f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Mintje f West Frisian
Feminine form of Meine.

Minto m Literature
This is the name of one of Tolkien's characters.

Minto f & m Japanese
From Japanese ミント (minto) meaning "mint", 海 (min) meaning "sea, ocean", 香 (min) meaning "fragrance", 壮 (minto) meaning "robust, manhood, prosperity", 美 (min) meaning "beautiful", 碧 (min) meaning "blue, green", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 民 (min) meaning "people, nation, subjects", 眠 (min) meaning "sleep, die, sleepy", 明 (min) meaning "bright, light" or 弥 (min) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 夢 (n) meaning "dream" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 草 (to) meaning "grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft", 葉 (to) meaning "leaf", 戸 (to) meaning "door", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 兎 (to) meaning "rabbit, hare", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 扉 (to) meaning "front door, title page, front page" or 歩 (to) meaning "walk"... [more]

Mintra f Thai
Means "acacia tree" in Thai.

Minttar f Finnish
Variation of Minttu

Min-u m Korean
From Sino-Korean 民 (min) meaning "people," 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever," 玟 (min) meaning "streaks in jade; gem" or 珉 (min) meaning "gem" and 雨 (u) meaning "rain," 宇 (u) meaning "house," 友 (u) meaning "friend" or 玗 (u) meaning "gem," among other hanja combinations.

Minucia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Minucius. Minucia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Minuet f American (Rare, Archaic)
From the English word "minuet" referring to a type of "dance" or "a movement which is part of a longer musical composition such as a suite, sonata, or symphony, inspired by or conforming to the dance of the same name"... [more]

Minuette f French (Americanized)
Derived from the word "minuet", which is a slow, stately ballroom dance for two in triple time. It was especially popular in the 18th century. A known character to bear this version was a secondary character from the cartoon show "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".

Minus m English (Rare), East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
This name was given to at least five baby boys in the USA in 1915.... [more]

Minush m Albanian
Diminutive of Emin.

Minuskipuihat f Cree

Minvaidas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvaidė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Minvaidas.

Minvainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvainas.

Minvilas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvilas.

Minviluz f & m Filipino
From Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon, the names of the three main island groups of the Philippines.

Minvydas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun mintis meaning "thought" or from the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate"... [more]

Minvydė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Minvydas.

Min-woo m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-u.

Minx f English (American)
Borne by voice actress Minx Lee.

Minxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Minxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, clever" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful".

Minxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Minxie f Irish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Michelle

Minxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire".

Minxuan f Chinese

Minxy f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Minxie.

Minya f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Minja.

Minya m & f Russian

Minyahil m Amharic, Ethiopian

Minyao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" or 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded, refined" or 遥 (yáo) meaning "far away, distant".

Minye f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, glorious, firelight".

Min-yeong f & m Korean
Combination of a min hanja, like 敏 or 慜, both meaning "quick, agile; smart, clever," 玟 meaning "precious stone," 旻 meaning "sky," 珉 meaning "gem," 敃 meaning "tough, strong" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful," and a yeong hanja, such as 英 meaning "floral decoration; excellent, outstanding," 寧 meaning "comfortable, peaceful," 暎 meaning "shine, reflection" or 榮 meaning "prosperity, glory."

Minygululu m Indigenous Australian
Minygululu is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".

Minyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Minying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of gem, crystal" or 鹰 (yīng) meaning "eagle, hawk, falcon".

Minyon f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mignon.

Minyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark".

Min-young f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Min-yeong.

Minyu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 敏 (mǐn) meaning "agile, nimble, quick, fast, clever" and 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise".

Minyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Miñzahida f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic زاهد (zahid) meaning "pious, devout".

Miñzahira f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and Arabic ظهير (zahir) meaning "helper, supporter".

Minzhe m Chinese
From 敏 (mǐn) meaning "quick, clever, sharp", 民 (mín) meaning "people, citizens", combined with 喆 (zhé) meaning "wise”.

Minzhu f & m Chinese (Rare)
Means "democracy" in Chinese.

Miñzifa f Bashkir
From Bashkir миң (miñ) meaning "birthmark, mole" and зифа (zifa) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

Míó m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Mio.

Mio m Swedish (Modern), Literature
From the children's fantasy book 'Mio, min Mio' (1954) by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Mio is the name of the main character, a young boy who finds out that he is a prince in an otherworldly land... [more]

Mioara f Romanian
Contracted form of Marioara. The name coincides with Romanian mioara, the definite form of mioară "lamb".

Mioe f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" and 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Mi-ok f Korean
From Sino-Korean 美 "beautiful" and 玉 "jade, precious stone, gem". This name was popular when Korea was under Japanese rule in the 1940s, due to its similarity to Miyako.

Mioka f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 生 (o) "live" combined with 夏 (ka) "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mioki f Japanese
Mioki translates to 'Beautiful hero of life', roughly; 'Mi' meaning 'beautiful', 'O' meaning 'Hero' and 'Ki' meaning 'Life. :D

Mioko f Japanese
From Japanese 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 織 (o) "ceremony" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Mioma f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Naoma.

Miomira f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Miomir.

Mion f & m Japanese
Means "demon sound" in Japanese.

Mion f Japanese
From Japanese 魅 (mi) meaning "fascination, charm", 美 (mi) meaning "beauty", 実 (mi) meaning "berry, fruit, nut, real", 海 (mi) meaning "sea", 看 (mi) meaning "to watch, to care for", or 見 (mi) meaning "to see"... [more]

Miona f Catalan
Diminutive of Mariona.

Miona f Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the name Milna, through the process of L-vocalization, by which the lateral "l" is replaced by the vowel "o". The root of this name is verb milovati, meaning "to caress", to "love", as well as the adjective mil, meaning "dear, beloved".