Mina (given name)
Encyclopedia
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:- Mina LoyMina LoyMina Loy born Mina Gertrude Löwry was an artist, poet, playwright, novelist, Futurist, actress, Christian Scientist, designer of lamps, and bohemian. She was one of the last of the first generation modernists to achieve posthumous recognition. Her poetry was admired by T. S...
(1882–1966), english poet. - Mina (fl. c. 3100 BC), a.k.a. MenesMenesMenes was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, credited by classical tradition with having united Upper and Lower Egypt, and as the founder of the first dynasty ....
, legendary EgyptianEgyptiansEgyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
ruler - St. Mina (Saint MenasSaint MenasSaint Menas , the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers...
)(fl. 3rd century AD), Coptic religious leader (Martyr) - Mina AhadiMina AhadiMina Ahadi is an Austrian human rights activist. As an Iranian born Communist political activist she is a current member of the Central Committee and Politburo of the Worker-Communist Party of Iran....
, Iranian politician - Mina AssadiMina Assadi-Biography:Mina Assadi is a famous poet, author, journalist and songwriter who lives in exile in Stockholm, Sweden. She is known for writing about controversial and provocative subjects, especially when she describes the fight against the Iranian regime. In 2007 she wrote the poem called "Pimps"...
, Iranian poet - Mina NouriMina NouriMina NouriBorn in 6 January 1951, Tehran, Iran- Education :Studied Painting, Xylography and Chalcography from 1970-1975 at:*Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy*Accademia di Albertina, Torino, Italy...
, Iranian painter - Mina Karadžić, Serbian 19th century poet
- Mina (singer)Mina (singer)Anna Maria Quaini, Grand Officer , known as Mina, is an Italian pop singer. She was a staple of Italian television variety shows and a dominant figure in Italian pop music from the mid-1960s to mid-1970s known for her three-octave vocal range, the agility of her soprano voice, and her image as an...
(born 1940), Italian singer - Mina Kostić (born 1969), Serbian folk singer
- Mina, Shim MinaShim MinaShim Mina , known by her stage name, Mina , is a South Korean singer and dancer. She rose to fame at the World Cup in 2002, eventually deciding to become a K-pop singer.-Dancing career:...
(born 1972), Korean singer - Mina Papatheodorou-ValyrakiMina Papatheodorou-ValyrakiMina Papatheodorou-Valyraki is a Greek painter specialising in sports-related subjects.-Life:Valyraki was born in Athens, Greece.From 1975 to 1980 she studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Professor Yiannis Moralis. In 1986 she received her Ph.D. from the University of Florence...
, Greek painter - Mina Baumberger
Fictional
- Seong Mi-na, a character from the Soul series of fighting video games
- Mina HarkerMina HarkerWilhelmina "Mina" Harker is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula.- In the novel :She begins the story as Miss Mina Murray, a young school mistress who is engaged to Jonathan Harker, and best friends with Lucy Westenra...
, 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