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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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Elements meaning “will” and “helmet,” through Wilhelmina.
This explanation follows the Norwegian short-form tradition and the related Wilhelm/William name family. It describes historical name elements, rather than one literal meaning for every Mina.
Germanic short-form tradition; other histories remain distinct.
GfdS describes German short-form uses within the Wilhelm and Hermann name families. Existing Norwegian, Arabic and Sanskrit-linked contexts are not combined into one universal derivation.
/ˈmiːnə/
Recorded English reading in the entry, which includes Arabic/Sanskrit-linked given-name use. Other name traditions and native-language readings can differ.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 63 · preliminary | 484 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2015 | Boys | 6 | 2387 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 175 (rounded to 5) | 305 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2019 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 5271 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 100 | 408 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2021 | Boys | 3 | 4789 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | Girls | 3 | 397 | Two rank discrepancies and alternate-view differences retained. Automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 4 | 632 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2024 | Girls | 3 | 898 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 491 | 595 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 15 | 5861 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The article documents German given-name use. This does not replace the existing English pronunciation. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
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This explanation follows the Norwegian short-form tradition and the related Wilhelm/William name family. It describes historical name elements, rather than one literal meaning for every Mina.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wilhelmina is a feminine form in the Wilhelm/William family with Germanic roots. This is one documented tradition for Mina; other languages and name histories remain separate.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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GfdS explicitly lists this longer form in its short-form account. The relationship applies to that naming tradition, not every Mina. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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GfdS explicitly lists this longer form in its short-form account. The relationship applies to that naming tradition, not every Mina. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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GfdS explicitly lists this longer form in its short-form account. The relationship applies to that naming tradition, not every Mina. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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GfdS explicitly lists this longer form in its short-form account. The relationship applies to that naming tradition, not every Mina. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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GfdS describes German short-form uses within the Wilhelm and Hermann name families. Existing Norwegian, Arabic and Sanskrit-linked contexts are not combined into one universal derivation. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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Recorded English reading in the entry, which includes Arabic/Sanskrit-linked given-name use. Other name traditions and native-language readings can differ.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The linguistic-society account corroborates the Germanic short-form context and adds the Hermina/Hermine route. Existing meaning and other cultural accounts remain separate. Credit: Frauke Rüdebusch / Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose passages, images or audio reproduced.
Source rights retained; original factual summary by Rare Baby Names
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The reviewed English entry lists these alternatives with its Arabic/Sanskrit-linked feminine given-name sense. This is not a universal explanation of every same-spelling name tradition.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The reviewed English entry lists these alternatives with its Arabic/Sanskrit-linked feminine given-name sense. This is not a universal explanation of every same-spelling name tradition.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
