Minea

Finnish

Etymology

Coined name of an imaginary Cretan girl in Mika Waltari's novel Sinuhe egyptiläinen (1945) (translated into English as "The Egyptian").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmineɑ/, [ˈmine̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ineɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Mi‧ne‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Mi‧nea

Proper noun

Minea

1. a female given name of modern usage

Declension

Inflection of Minea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Minea	Mineat
genitive		Minean	Mineoiden Mineoitten
partitive		Mineaa	Mineoita
illative		Mineaan	Mineoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Minea	Mineat
accusative	nom.	Minea	Mineat
	gen.	Minean
genitive		Minean	Mineoiden Mineoitten Mineain rare
partitive		Mineaa	Mineoita
inessive		Mineassa	Mineoissa
elative		Mineasta	Mineoista
illative		Mineaan	Mineoihin
adessive		Minealla	Mineoilla
ablative		Minealta	Mineoilta
allative		Minealle	Mineoille
essive		Mineana	Mineoina
translative		Mineaksi	Mineoiksi
abessive		Mineatta	Mineoitta
instructive		—	Mineoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Minea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mineani Mineani accusative nom. Mineani Mineani gen. Mineani genitive Mineani Mineoideni Mineoitteni Mineaini rare partitive Mineaani Mineoitani inessive Mineassani Mineoissani elative Mineastani Mineoistani illative Mineaani Mineoihini adessive Mineallani Mineoillani ablative Minealtani Mineoiltani allative Minealleni Mineoilleni essive Mineanani Mineoinani translative Mineakseni Mineoikseni abessive Mineattani Mineoittani instructive — — comitative — Mineoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Mineasi Mineasi accusative nom. Mineasi Mineasi gen. Mineasi genitive Mineasi Mineoidesi Mineoittesi Mineaisi rare partitive Mineaasi Mineoitasi inessive Mineassasi Mineoissasi elative Mineastasi Mineoistasi illative Mineaasi Mineoihisi adessive Mineallasi Mineoillasi ablative Minealtasi Mineoiltasi allative Mineallesi Mineoillesi essive Mineanasi Mineoinasi translative Mineaksesi Mineoiksesi abessive Mineattasi Mineoittasi instructive — — comitative — Mineoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mineamme Mineamme accusative nom. Mineamme Mineamme gen. Mineamme genitive Mineamme Mineoidemme Mineoittemme Mineaimme rare partitive Mineaamme Mineoitamme inessive Mineassamme Mineoissamme elative Mineastamme Mineoistamme illative Mineaamme Mineoihimme adessive Mineallamme Mineoillamme ablative Minealtamme Mineoiltamme allative Mineallemme Mineoillemme essive Mineanamme Mineoinamme translative Mineaksemme Mineoiksemme abessive Mineattamme Mineoittamme instructive — — comitative — Mineoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Mineanne Mineanne accusative nom. Mineanne Mineanne gen. Mineanne genitive Mineanne Mineoidenne Mineoittenne Mineainne rare partitive Mineaanne Mineoitanne inessive Mineassanne Mineoissanne elative Mineastanne Mineoistanne illative Mineaanne Mineoihinne adessive Mineallanne Mineoillanne ablative Minealtanne Mineoiltanne allative Mineallenne Mineoillenne essive Mineananne Mineoinanne translative Mineaksenne Mineoiksenne abessive Mineattanne Mineoittanne instructive — — comitative — Mineoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Mineansa Mineansa accusative nom. Mineansa Mineansa gen. Mineansa genitive Mineansa Mineoidensa Mineoittensa Mineainsa rare partitive Mineaansa Mineoitaan Mineoitansa inessive Mineassaan Mineassansa Mineoissaan Mineoissansa elative Mineastaan Mineastansa Mineoistaan Mineoistansa illative Mineaansa Mineoihinsa adessive Mineallaan Mineallansa Mineoillaan Mineoillansa ablative Minealtaan Minealtansa Mineoiltaan Mineoiltansa allative Minealleen Mineallensa Mineoilleen Mineoillensa essive Mineanaan Mineanansa Mineoinaan Mineoinansa translative Mineakseen Mineaksensa Mineoikseen Mineoiksensa abessive Mineattaan Mineattansa Mineoittaan Mineoittansa instructive — — comitative — Mineoineen Mineoinensa

Statistics

• Minea is the 177^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,556 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,717 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Maine, Naemi, anime, maine

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ne̯a/
• Rhymes: -ine̯a
• Hyphenation: Mi‧nea

Proper noun

Minea m (genitive and dative lui Minea)

1. a surname