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Help[Opinions] Mina (full name)
Hi !!
I know it is a short for Wilhelmina but here in Italy it became popular as full name thanks to the world-famous singer Mina.
But there are some flaws..
A 'mina' in Italian is also the word for both 'mine (esplosive device)' and 'pencil lead'.
Infact when I tell someone Italian he/she answers me that although Mina is a wonderful singer he/she can only think about those words..in particular the negative meaning of the weapon.
So..WDYTO Mina after this post? It is usable anyway?
Byeeeeeeeeee
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I know it is a short for Wilhelmina but here in Italy it became popular as full name thanks to the world-famous singer Mina.
But there are some flaws..
A 'mina' in Italian is also the word for both 'mine (esplosive device)' and 'pencil lead'.
Infact when I tell someone Italian he/she answers me that although Mina is a wonderful singer he/she can only think about those words..in particular the negative meaning of the weapon.
So..WDYTO Mina after this post? It is usable anyway?
Byeeeeeeeeee
Alvise Basilio Dante Fabrizio Flavio Isidoro Leone Niccolò Romeo Valentino
Anastasia Angelica Aurora Bianca Cassandra Celeste Dafne Dalia Diamante Dora Fiammetta Flora Irene Lucilla Luna Margherita Marta Morgana Olimpia Perla Petra Serafina Serena Stella Susanna Talita Tamara Vanessa Vera Veronica
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I never thought too much about this name until recently. I always liked the name with two n's (Minna, pronounced MIN-ah), but out of all those names Minnie always came first. I really like the name Minnie.
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It reminds me of "Dracula" more than anything. Or, "mine" as in, "possession". I don't think of the exploding mines, at all.
Anyway, I have no problem with Mina as a full name. I even like it. It's spunky, but not in an annoying way.
Anyway, I have no problem with Mina as a full name. I even like it. It's spunky, but not in an annoying way.
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I like Mina and think it's usable. Maybe not so much in Italy, but definitely in an English-speaking country.
I do prefer it as a nickname, though.
I do prefer it as a nickname, though.
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I don't like it and never really have. I can't really put my finger on why, but it just seems a little redneckish to me.
Minna is a name I love.
Minna is a name I love.
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I met an Italian girl named this a few years ago. I remember being confused because I also thought that no Italian parents would use it because of the meaning. How common did this ever become in Italy? Just wondering. She was born in the early 90s and there aren't really any official statistics from that time. Was the singer popular back then?
She also had a middle name that wasn't so common in Italy, I guess, her middle name was Tania. She was definitely born in Italy and has an Italian surname.
I always thought that maybe her full name was Romina or something which seems to have been used a bit in Italy. But I guess not...? No idea.
I prefer the similar Mira as a full name. Mina is missing something. It's okay, nothing wrong with it, but nothing exciting about it either. Nina, Luna...they are similar but much more vibrant and colorful, in my opinion.
She also had a middle name that wasn't so common in Italy, I guess, her middle name was Tania. She was definitely born in Italy and has an Italian surname.
I always thought that maybe her full name was Romina or something which seems to have been used a bit in Italy. But I guess not...? No idea.
I prefer the similar Mira as a full name. Mina is missing something. It's okay, nothing wrong with it, but nothing exciting about it either. Nina, Luna...they are similar but much more vibrant and colorful, in my opinion.
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Hi !!!
Currently in Italy people whose name is Mina are around 4000.
It is the 794° name used in Italy.
Yes it could be both full name and NN.
Since 2000 every year around 20-30 babies has this name.
So it is not "popular" but it goes better than other names.
Tania had a boom in 1990s like Sharon, Nicole, Jessica...
The most were Italian children so it was only a trend.
I tell the truth..
I like Mina because she was one of my granny's favourite singer and I remember when she told me her performances and so on.
So Mina is for me a link with my family and "little familiar traditions"...something like this.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Currently in Italy people whose name is Mina are around 4000.
It is the 794° name used in Italy.
Yes it could be both full name and NN.
Since 2000 every year around 20-30 babies has this name.
So it is not "popular" but it goes better than other names.
Tania had a boom in 1990s like Sharon, Nicole, Jessica...
The most were Italian children so it was only a trend.
I tell the truth..
I like Mina because she was one of my granny's favourite singer and I remember when she told me her performances and so on.
So Mina is for me a link with my family and "little familiar traditions"...something like this.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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