Mina (given name)

Mina (given name)

Mina is a given name. Mina can be a short form of the female name Wilhelmina or Hermina. It is used as a male given name among Coptic Egyptians and is also a popular Iranian female given name meaning "colored glass" in Persian.

People

Notable people with the name include:

Fictional

  • Seong Mi-na, a character from the Soul series of fighting video games
  • Mina Harker, a character in Bram Stoker's Dracula
  • Mina Tsukishiro, a character in Getsumento Heiki Mina
  • Mina Mongoose, a female mongoose from Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Mina Majikina, a character in Samurai Shodown

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