Minna

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English

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Minna

  1. The largest city and state capital of Niger State, Nigeria.
    • 2023, Stephen Buoro, The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, Bloomsbury Circus, page 174:
      Morocca says that, since the ambulances came from Minna, he’s sure the road is safe.

Danish

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Etymology

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From German Minna.

Proper noun

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Minna

  1. a female given name

Estonian

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Etymology

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From German Minna.

Proper noun

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Minna

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Minna f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Minna: Minnuson
  • daughter of Minna: Minnudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Minna
Accusative Minnu
Dative Minnu
Genitive Minnu

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Minna in the nineteenth century.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈminːɑ/, [ˈminːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -inːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Min‧na

Proper noun

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Minna

  1. a female given name
    • 1959, Väinö Linna, Täällä Pohjantähden alla 1, WSOY, published 1965, page 104:
      Ajatuksissaan kirkkoherra nimitti Helsingistä mukana tuotua taloudenhoitajaa Minnaksi, vaikka Ellen meni siinäkin naurettavuuteen asti, että nimityksen pitäisi kuulua Miina.
      In his thoughts, the vicar called the housekeeper brought over from Helsinki Minna, even though Ellen went almost to a ridiculous extent to say that she should be called Miina.
    • 1970, Veronica Pimenoff, Pohjoiset pelit, Tammi, →ISBN, page 103:
      Senkin nimi oli Minna. Minna oli kuullut sen äidin huutavan sitä. Pari vuotta sitten Minna-nimi olikin ollut muodissa, tuon ikäisiä Minnoja vilisi joka paikassa. Toista oli hänen aikanaan, kun koulussa muut haukkuivat Minna Canthiksi ja huusivat perään että "Miina, Miina, kahvi kiehuu, Miina menee ja hakee sen keittiöstä nyt!"
      She was called Minna too. Minna had heard her mother call for her. A couple of years later Minna was a fashionable name and there were Minnas of the same age everywhere. It was different back in her time, when the others mocked her by calling her Minna Canth and rhyming "Miina, Miina, kahvi kiehuu, Miina menee ja hakee sen keittiöstä nyt!" [Miina, Miina, the coffee's ready, Miina should go get it from the kitchen now!].

Usage notes

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Very popular in Finland the 1960s and 1970s.

Declension

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Inflection of Minna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Minna Minnat
genitive Minnan Minnojen
partitive Minnaa Minnoja
illative Minnaan Minnoihin
singular plural
nominative Minna Minnat
accusative nom. Minna Minnat
gen. Minnan
genitive Minnan Minnojen
Minnain rare
partitive Minnaa Minnoja
inessive Minnassa Minnoissa
elative Minnasta Minnoista
illative Minnaan Minnoihin
adessive Minnalla Minnoilla
ablative Minnalta Minnoilta
allative Minnalle Minnoille
essive Minnana Minnoina
translative Minnaksi Minnoiksi
abessive Minnatta Minnoitta
instructive Minnoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Minna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Minnani Minnani
accusative nom. Minnani Minnani
gen. Minnani
genitive Minnani Minnojeni
Minnaini rare
partitive Minnaani Minnojani
inessive Minnassani Minnoissani
elative Minnastani Minnoistani
illative Minnaani Minnoihini
adessive Minnallani Minnoillani
ablative Minnaltani Minnoiltani
allative Minnalleni Minnoilleni
essive Minnanani Minnoinani
translative Minnakseni Minnoikseni
abessive Minnattani Minnoittani
instructive
comitative Minnoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Minnasi Minnasi
accusative nom. Minnasi Minnasi
gen. Minnasi
genitive Minnasi Minnojesi
Minnaisi rare
partitive Minnaasi Minnojasi
inessive Minnassasi Minnoissasi
elative Minnastasi Minnoistasi
illative Minnaasi Minnoihisi
adessive Minnallasi Minnoillasi
ablative Minnaltasi Minnoiltasi
allative Minnallesi Minnoillesi
essive Minnanasi Minnoinasi
translative Minnaksesi Minnoiksesi
abessive Minnattasi Minnoittasi
instructive
comitative Minnoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Minnamme Minnamme
accusative nom. Minnamme Minnamme
gen. Minnamme
genitive Minnamme Minnojemme
Minnaimme rare
partitive Minnaamme Minnojamme
inessive Minnassamme Minnoissamme
elative Minnastamme Minnoistamme
illative Minnaamme Minnoihimme
adessive Minnallamme Minnoillamme
ablative Minnaltamme Minnoiltamme
allative Minnallemme Minnoillemme
essive Minnanamme Minnoinamme
translative Minnaksemme Minnoiksemme
abessive Minnattamme Minnoittamme
instructive
comitative Minnoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Minnanne Minnanne
accusative nom. Minnanne Minnanne
gen. Minnanne
genitive Minnanne Minnojenne
Minnainne rare
partitive Minnaanne Minnojanne
inessive Minnassanne Minnoissanne
elative Minnastanne Minnoistanne
illative Minnaanne Minnoihinne
adessive Minnallanne Minnoillanne
ablative Minnaltanne Minnoiltanne
allative Minnallenne Minnoillenne
essive Minnananne Minnoinanne
translative Minnaksenne Minnoiksenne
abessive Minnattanne Minnoittanne
instructive
comitative Minnoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Minnansa Minnansa
accusative nom. Minnansa Minnansa
gen. Minnansa
genitive Minnansa Minnojensa
Minnainsa rare
partitive Minnaansa Minnojaan
Minnojansa
inessive Minnassaan
Minnassansa
Minnoissaan
Minnoissansa
elative Minnastaan
Minnastansa
Minnoistaan
Minnoistansa
illative Minnaansa Minnoihinsa
adessive Minnallaan
Minnallansa
Minnoillaan
Minnoillansa
ablative Minnaltaan
Minnaltansa
Minnoiltaan
Minnoiltansa
allative Minnalleen
Minnallensa
Minnoilleen
Minnoillensa
essive Minnanaan
Minnanansa
Minnoinaan
Minnoinansa
translative Minnakseen
Minnaksensa
Minnoikseen
Minnoiksensa
abessive Minnattaan
Minnattansa
Minnoittaan
Minnoittansa
instructive
comitative Minnoineen
Minnoinensa

Statistics

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  • Minna is the 6th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 27,615 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,917 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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A pet form of Wilhelmina made well known by the comedy Minna von Barnhelm (1767) by G. E. Lessing.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Minna

  1. a female given name

Further reading

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