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

Japan's Mizuho Hasegawa took silver with 84.36, while 83.90 was enough for American Minna Stess to claim bronze.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2023

Minna Eisenhauer waved a green-and-blue flag with a white V. She had offered her animal sanctuary in Orange as a home for the last pig delivered to Farmer John.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2023

"We do not know that that was Minna, with the calf," Bronden moaned.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

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