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'''Mina''' can refer to: |
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* Mina, Gabon |
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* Mina, Greece |
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* [[Mina, Iloilo]], in the Philippines. |
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* [[Mina, Saudi Arabia]] |
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* [[Mina seyahi]], Jumeirah, Dubai |
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* [[Mina, New York]], in the United States. |
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* Mina, Milton, in the Ontario. |
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* [[Mina, Nevada]], in the United States. |
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==Others== |
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Hello, {{BASEPAGENAME}}, and [[Wikipedia:Introduction|welcome]] to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{BASEPAGENAME}}|your contributions]]{{#if:|, especially what you did for [[:{{{art}}}]]}}. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: |
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* [[Mina (unit)]], ancient unit of weight defined as being 50 [[shekel]]s |
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*[[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]] |
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* [[Saint Menas]], a [[Coptic Saints|Coptic Saint]] of the 3rd Century AD. The name "Mina" (or Mena/Meena) is a common [[Coptic]] male name in [[Egypt]], named after the saint |
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*[[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]] |
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* [[Menes]], a [[pharaoh]] known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom, also known as King Narmar |
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*[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] |
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* [[Mina (singer)]], stage name of Mina Anna Mazzini, an Italian female singer from the late 1950s to date |
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*[[Wikipedia:Article development|How to write a great article]] |
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* [[Jasmina Kostić Mina]], popular folk singer from Serbia |
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*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] |
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* [[Shim Mina]], a Korean singer also known as the "World Cup Girl" |
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! Please [[Wikipedia:Signatures|sign]] your messages on [[Wikipedia:talk page|discussion page]]s using four [[tilde]]s (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out [[Wikipedia:Questions]], ask me on {{#if:Cygnis insignis|[[user talk:Cygnis insignis|my talk page]]|my talk page}}, or ask your question on this page and then place <code><nowiki>{{helpme}}</nowiki></code> before the question. Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome --> |
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* [[Denise Mina]], a Scottish crime writer |
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<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[User talk:cygnis insignis|cygnis insignis]]</span> 17:39, 7 October 2008 (UTC) |
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* [[Mina (drama)]], Korean drama |
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* [[Mina (language)]] is a language close to the [[Gen language]] and the vehicular language of [[Lomé]] |
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* "Mina", a Native people and initial rulers of the [[Dhundhar]] region in [[Rajasthan]], [[India]] |
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* [http://mina.apache.org/index.html ''MINA'' or Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications], a Java framework for creating high-performance networking applications. |
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* The ''Tambor Mina'' [[Mina (drum)|(Mina drum)]] is a large drum made out of a hollowed-out tree trunk in [[Venezuela]]. |
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* [[Mina Karadžić]] is the name of a Serbian 19th century poet. |
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* [[Mina (magazine)]], a Japanese fashion magazine |
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* [[MiNa (music group)]], a music group formed by [[Luk Zimmermann]] and [[Jaël|Jaël Krebs]], former members of [[Lunik]] |
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* [[MiNa, the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Research Group]] at The [[University of British Columbia]] |
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==Fictional characters== |
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* [[Seong Mi-na]], fictional character from the "Soul" series of fighting video games, such as SoulCalibur |
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* [[Mina (Dragonlance)]], herald of the One God in the Dragonlance setting |
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* [[Mina Harker]], a key character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula |
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* [[Mina Tsukishiro]], the main character in [[Getsumento Heiki Mina]] a spin of series that was began as a fictitious anime in [[Densha Otoko (drama)|Densha Otoko]] |
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* [[Mina Mongoose]], a female Mongoose from the Sonic the Hedgehog Series |
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* "Mina" was the name given to [[Minako Aino]] ([[Sailor Venus]]) in the English dub of the anime ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' |
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* [[Mina Majikina]], a character in the [[Samurai Shodown series]] |
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===Meanings=== |
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:I could see no advantage in linking the names in Snark, so I removed them. |
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* "Mina", given name for males. In Arabic, etymologically it comes from the word "Amen" in Coptic language. |
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* "Mina", given name for males in Egypt. It is the name of the first pharaoh in Egypt, also called [[Menes]] |
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* "Mina", is a given name for females in Japanese. |
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* "Mina", means "everyone; all" in the Japanese language. |
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* "Mina", means "to laugh; smile" in the [[Ainu language]]. |
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* "Mína", is a shortened version of Spanish female given name "Guillermina". |
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* "Mina", given name for females in Korean; the meaning of the name can vary depending on used ''[[hanja]]''. |
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* "Mina", given name for females. In Persian, it means azure and daisy flower. |
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* "Mina", given name for females in Nepal and India. |
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* "Mina", given name for females in Greek. |
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* "Mina", given name for females in Turkish; the meaning of the name is sky. |
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* "Mina", means "I" in the Estonian language. |
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* "Mina", means "precious" in the Nepalese language |
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* "Mina", means "love" in Pashto (an Afghan language) |
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* "Mina", is slang for "chick" or "gal" in Argentina. |
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* "Mina", means "love" in Old German (another way of spelling is "Minna") |
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* "Mina", is a shortened version of German female given name "Wilhelmina". |
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* "Mina", means "precious stone" in Hindi. |
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* "Mina", family name in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan (although wrongly used, particularly by Muslims and non-Copts) |
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* "Mina", means "sea port" in Arabic language |
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* "Mina", as in a "mine shaft" in Portuguese |
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* "Mina", means "(land-) mine" in Serbian. |
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* "Mina", means fish in Hindi. |
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* "Mina", means explosive mine in Italian, Swedish, Czech, Polish and Russian ["мина"]. |
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* "Mina", means 'facial expression' in Polish. |
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[[Category:Japanese given names]] |
Revision as of 19:24, 10 October 2008
Mina can refer to:
Places
- Mina, Gabon
- Mina, Greece
- Mina, Iloilo, in the Philippines.
- Mina, Saudi Arabia
- Mina seyahi, Jumeirah, Dubai
- Mina, New York, in the United States.
- Mina, Milton, in the Ontario.
- Mina, Nevada, in the United States.
Others
- Mina (unit), ancient unit of weight defined as being 50 shekels
- Saint Menas, a Coptic Saint of the 3rd Century AD. The name "Mina" (or Mena/Meena) is a common Coptic male name in Egypt, named after the saint
- Menes, a pharaoh known for uniting Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom, also known as King Narmar
- Mina (singer), stage name of Mina Anna Mazzini, an Italian female singer from the late 1950s to date
- Jasmina Kostić Mina, popular folk singer from Serbia
- Shim Mina, a Korean singer also known as the "World Cup Girl"
- Denise Mina, a Scottish crime writer
- Mina (drama), Korean drama
- Mina (language) is a language close to the Gen language and the vehicular language of Lomé
- "Mina", a Native people and initial rulers of the Dhundhar region in Rajasthan, India
- MINA or Multipurpose Infrastructure for Network Applications, a Java framework for creating high-performance networking applications.
- The Tambor Mina (Mina drum) is a large drum made out of a hollowed-out tree trunk in Venezuela.
- Mina Karadžić is the name of a Serbian 19th century poet.
- Mina (magazine), a Japanese fashion magazine
- MiNa (music group), a music group formed by Luk Zimmermann and Jaël Krebs, former members of Lunik
- MiNa, the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Research Group at The University of British Columbia
Fictional characters
- Seong Mi-na, fictional character from the "Soul" series of fighting video games, such as SoulCalibur
- Mina (Dragonlance), herald of the One God in the Dragonlance setting
- Mina Harker, a key character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula
- Mina Tsukishiro, the main character in Getsumento Heiki Mina a spin of series that was began as a fictitious anime in Densha Otoko
- Mina Mongoose, a female Mongoose from the Sonic the Hedgehog Series
- "Mina" was the name given to Minako Aino (Sailor Venus) in the English dub of the anime Sailor Moon
- Mina Majikina, a character in the Samurai Shodown series
Meanings
- "Mina", given name for males. In Arabic, etymologically it comes from the word "Amen" in Coptic language.
- "Mina", given name for males in Egypt. It is the name of the first pharaoh in Egypt, also called Menes
- "Mina", is a given name for females in Japanese.
- "Mina", means "everyone; all" in the Japanese language.
- "Mina", means "to laugh; smile" in the Ainu language.
- "Mína", is a shortened version of Spanish female given name "Guillermina".
- "Mina", given name for females in Korean; the meaning of the name can vary depending on used hanja.
- "Mina", given name for females. In Persian, it means azure and daisy flower.
- "Mina", given name for females in Nepal and India.
- "Mina", given name for females in Greek.
- "Mina", given name for females in Turkish; the meaning of the name is sky.
- "Mina", means "I" in the Estonian language.
- "Mina", means "precious" in the Nepalese language
- "Mina", means "love" in Pashto (an Afghan language)
- "Mina", is slang for "chick" or "gal" in Argentina.
- "Mina", means "love" in Old German (another way of spelling is "Minna")
- "Mina", is a shortened version of German female given name "Wilhelmina".
- "Mina", means "precious stone" in Hindi.
- "Mina", family name in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan (although wrongly used, particularly by Muslims and non-Copts)
- "Mina", means "sea port" in Arabic language
- "Mina", as in a "mine shaft" in Portuguese
- "Mina", means "(land-) mine" in Serbian.
- "Mina", means fish in Hindi.
- "Mina", means explosive mine in Italian, Swedish, Czech, Polish and Russian ["мина"].
- "Mina", means 'facial expression' in Polish.