Minna

Meaning

The excerpts give more than one traditional explanation. In one source, Minna is glossed as meaning “memory” in Scottish/Germanic usage, while other 19th-century naming books describe it as connected with “love” and contrast it with Mina, which they say means “friendship.” In practice, Minna has been used across Germanic naming traditions as a pet or shortened form, so its etymology is somewhat mixed in these older references.

Origin

Fun fact

One excerpt says Minna’s emblem is the myrtle, a plant often associated with weddings and love.