Minea
Encyclopedia
The Family name
Minea is of ancient
origin. Roman
, Greek
and Cretan
are some possibilities.
There is also the possibility the family name was derived from a locality, that of Mineo, in the Province of Catania
, Sicily
, Italy
.
The name is prevalent on the Italian
peninsula and Romania
, in Greece
(e.g. Mineas), and the former Yugoslavia
(i.e. Montenegro
) in the form of the Slavicized Minja.
Family name
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Minea is of ancient
Descent from antiquity
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origin. Roman
Roman Empire
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, Greek
Ancient Greece
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and Cretan
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans...
are some possibilities.
There is also the possibility the family name was derived from a locality, that of Mineo, in the Province of Catania
Province of Catania
Catania is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy. Its capital is the city of Catania.It has an area of 3,552 km², and a total population of 1,073,881 . There are 58 comunes in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Catania...
, Sicily
Sicily
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, Italy
Italy
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.
The name is prevalent on the Italian
Italy
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peninsula and Romania
Romania
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, in Greece
Greece
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(e.g. Mineas), and the former Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(i.e. Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
) in the form of the Slavicized Minja.