Minna

American

[min-uh] / ˈmɪn ə /

noun

a female given name.

Minna British

/ ˈmɪnə /

noun

a city in W central Nigeria, capital of Niger state. Pop: 278 000 (2005 est)

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How she contends with her fear—and how that fear actually drives her to surf the biggest waves in the world—separates director Minna Dufton’s documentary from other competition movies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026

The students are expected to arrive in the Niger state capital, Minna, on Monday.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025

“We know how Ybor gets,” said Minna Cohen, a 23-year-old recent University of Tampa graduate.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 29, 2023

We meet newly married Minna, the daughter of German immigrants, and her husband, Robert, a police officer more used to dealing with cattle thieves and cardsharps than lost boys.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023

“There were those nice Kennedy boys,” Minna said.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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