Minna

Minna is a female given name. In Germany, Minna is a nickname of Wilhelmina or Hermina. It is also a Finnish short form of Vilhelmina. The similar form of Wilma and Willa. Name days Czech: 7 April (Hermina) or 7 January (Wilhelmina) Latvia: 14 October Finland, Estonia: 26 May Given name Minna Aaltonen (born 1966), Finnish actress Minna Atherton (born 2000), Australian backstroke swimmer Minna Canth (1844–1897), Finnish writer and social activist Minna Citron (1896–1991), American painter Minna Freimane (1853–1888), Latvian writer Minna Gale (1869–1944), American actress Minna Haapkylä (born 1973), Finnish actress Minna Herzlieb (1789-1865), German journalist Minna Planer (1809–1866), German actress Minna Salmela (born 1971), Finnish freestyle swimmer Minna Sundberg (born 1990), Fenno-Swedish illustrator and cartoonist Minna Cauer (1841-1922), German educator, journalist and radical activist within the middle-class women's movement Surname Maria Minna (born 1948), Canadian politician