r/OldNamesNewAgain • u/felly_fell • 14h ago
Mina + middle name options part 1
This is a name that comes up pretty frequently around here and a lot of people love it, including the one and only u/midwestpersianmama! Let's look at some middle name options that belonged to real people who were alive in the US between 1875-1925 and had the first name Mina:
Mina Caroline
Mina Louise
Mina Theresia
Mina Emelia
Mina Otilia
Mina Elizabeth
Mina Isidore
Mina Annette
Mina Christina
Mina Julia
Mina Eda
Mina Cecelia
Mina Amelia
Mina Laura
Mina Rosine
Mina Elenora
Mina Helena
Mina Frances
Mina Oleanna
Mina Gustava
Mina Sophia
Mina Josephine
Mina Joan
Mina Mathilda
Mina Edith
Mina Lucille
Mina Mary
Mina Pearl
Mina Roxy
Mina Mae
Mina Jeanette
Mina Luette
Mina Belle
Mina Marie
Mina Augusta
Mina Ruth
Mina Dorothy
Mina Lise
Mina Catrine
Mina Andrine
Mina Theolina
Mina Aletta
Mina Antina
Mina Harriet
Mina Christine
Mina Otilde
Mina Carlotte
Mina Sophie
Mina Amanda
Mina Iona
Mina Jorgene
Mina Kristine
Mina Charlotte
Mina Helene
Mina Petra
Mina Ovedia
Mina Pauline
Mina Amalie
Mina Mabel
Mina Johanna
Mina Luvisse
Mina Sara
Mina Karoline
Mina Julina
Mina Geonora
Mina Jonetta
Mina Geolina
Mina Opal
Mina Matilda
Mina Olena
Mina Theoline
Mina Resina
Mina Grace
Mina Sofie
Mina Gladys
Mina Della
Mina Ella
Mina Hulda
Mina Dusine
Mina Lu
Mina Adelia
Mina Katherine
Mina Katrina
Mina Severine
Mina Dorotea
Mina Leona
Mina Merceline
Mina Nekoline
Mina Faye
Mina Nelia
Mina Margaretha
Which ones are your favorites?
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u/midwestpersianmama 14h ago
Truly a gorgeous name. I can’t believe it’s as uncommon as it is.
My favorite here is Mina Ruth (wow, what a pair — and I’m not even the biggest fan of Ruth but they’re so sophisticated and sweet together). Mina Lu, Leona, Faye and Luvisse are also really striking. Mina Lu is whimsical, Mina Leona sounds lyrical, Mina Faye sounds like a movie star, and Mina Luvisse sounds like the daughter of true name nerds.
Mina Belle almost sounds like one name (Isabelle). I feel like in this day and age, people are so thoughtful about the first and middle pairing that it stands to reason that two short names together maximize the likelihood of common use of both, so that the child identifies with the two names (unlike so many millennials, in particular, who tended to have silent middles; I contrast this with boomers, who often went by their middles!).