Minerva Forename
Approximately 204,048 people bear this name
Minerva Forename Definition:
A female name. the name of the Roman goddess who was identified with the Greek Pallas Athene. It was probably of Etruscan origin and not, as is sometimes suggested, connected with mens. Minerva has occasionally been used as a christian name since the Renaissance, e.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100% | 98,812 | 1:1,256 | 238 |
| United States | 100% | 25,578 | 1:14,174 | 1,342 |
| Philippines | 99% | 24,515 | 1:4,324 | 740 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 10,906 | 1:2,769 | 409 |
| Cuba | - | 9,294 | 1:1,238 | 264 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 8,945 | 1:1,166 | 183 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 6,775 | 1:524 | 100 |
| Spain | 100% | 4,796 | 1:9,702 | 748 |
| Colombia | 100% | 3,577 | 1:13,357 | 1,073 |
| Chile | 100% | 1,810 | 1:9,728 | 750 |
| Panama | 100% | 1,355 | 1:2,883 | 564 |
| Egypt | 100% | 586 | 1:156,828 | 6,244 |
| Brazil | 100% | 564 | 1:379,851 | 13,653 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 554 | 1:10,863 | 1,099 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 525 | 1:58,691 | 6,867 |
| Canada | 100% | 451 | 1:73,466 | 4,224 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 378 | 1:14,888 | 1,322 |
| Argentina | 100% | 366 | 1:116,867 | 1,996 |
| Indonesia | - | 275 | 1:938,050 | 59,338 |
| Peru | 100% | 273 | 1:116,452 | 3,913 |
| Romania | 100% | 258 | 1:77,721 | 3,729 |
| Jamaica | - | 240 | 1:12,013 | 1,269 |
| Bahamas | - | 234 | 1:1,707 | 401 |
| Italy | 100% | 193 | 1:316,384 | 3,884 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 171 | 1:42,320 | 1,758 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 159 | 1:66,675 | 2,181 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 150 | 1:31,786 | 1,742 |
| England | 100% | 142 | 1:391,570 | 9,077 |
| Guyana | 100% | 131 | 1:5,826 | 1,016 |
| Curaçao | 100% | 128 | 1:1,217 | 340 |
| India | 100% | 113 | 1:10,751,132 | 315,436 |
| Honduras | 100% | 108 | 1:81,643 | 2,924 |
| Ecuador | - | 96 | 1:184,655 | 3,307 |
| Finland | 100% | 93 | 1:58,959 | 1,848 |
| Belize | 100% | 81 | 1:4,374 | 910 |
| El Salvador | - | 77 | 1:82,361 | 1,953 |
| South Africa | 100% | 76 | 1:717,535 | 30,512 |
| Haiti | 100% | 73 | 1:146,945 | 7,328 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 62 | 1:383,382 | 24,833 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 61 | 1:277,083 | 8,972 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 60 | 1:2,959,406 | 51,820 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Suriname | 100% | 49 | 1:11,282 | 2,027 |
| Sweden | 100% | 48 | 1:205,373 | 7,085 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 42 | 1:383,534 | 4,040 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 41 | 1:83,601 | 2,369 |
| Albania | 100% | 40 | 1:76,164 | 5,876 |
| Greece | 100% | 38 | 1:287,751 | 4,961 |
| Germany | 100% | 36 | 1:2,685,497 | 13,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 30 | 1:238,400 | 14,853 |
| Aruba | - | 29 | 1:3,579 | 715 |
| Russia | 100% | 29 | 1:4,973,576 | 24,318 |
| France | 100% | 28 | 1:2,373,941 | 12,997 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 27 | 1:50,423 | 4,495 |
| Serbia | 100% | 26 | 1:274,835 | 3,965 |
| Thailand | 99% | 25 | 1:2,802,633 | 67,582 |
| Australia | - | 23 | 1:593,810 | 8,803 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 21 | 1:8,467 | 1,232 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 20 | 1:410,675 | 7,094 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 20 | 1:5,487 | 885 |
| Singapore | 100% | 19 | 1:330,898 | 9,778 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Hong Kong | - | 14 | 1:553,766 | 4,519 |
| Israel | 100% | 14 | 1:600,208 | 10,774 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Norway | 100% | 12 | 1:427,694 | 8,125 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 12 | 1:16,196,473 | 90,643 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| China | - | 9 | 1:151,783,976 | 66,907 |
| Congo | 100% | 9 | 1:556,578 | 9,819 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Zambia | - | 9 | 1:1,761,644 | 19,373 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Liberia | 100% | 7 | 1:630,294 | 15,835 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 6 | 1:18,597 | 2,290 |
| Croatia | 100% | 5 | 1:843,415 | 7,845 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| South Korea | - | 5 | 1:1,108,884 | 18,705 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Gabon | - | 4 | 1:470,834 | 2,822 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 4 | 1:47,999 | 3,228 |
| Scotland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,337,592 | 11,885 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| Oman | - | 3 | 1:1,369,556 | 7,879 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Armenia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,459,376 | 10,220 |
| Georgia | 100% | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Kosovo | - | 2 | 1:930,720 | 16,593 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| San Marino | - | 1 | 1:32,920 | 787 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Mínerva (2) are calculated separately.
Minerva (5,757) may also be a surname.
Minerva Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. the name of the Roman goddess who was identified with the Greek Pallas Athene. It was probably of Etruscan origin and not, as is sometimes suggested, connected with mens. Minerva has occasionally been used as a christian name since the Renaissance, e.g. Minerva Dunn in Shropshire 1679.
Found as a female baptismal name. Conf. N. Q. 5th S. x. 376. So named from Minerva, goddess of wisdom, war, and all the liberal arts. The name, according to Quintilianus (1, 4, 6), was formerly Menerva, which is thought to be from meneo or meno, for moneo, to advise. Littleton gives ‘menervo, moneo, antiqua vox; unde prome-nervat, monet, in Saliari carmine, Scal., et Menerva ap. vett. quae postea Minerva.’
A Greek name, meaning: The intellectual one. In classic mythology, one of the three chief divinities, Athene, the goddess of war, of wisdom, of the liberal arts.
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Minerva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Minerva in the Russian language | ||
| Минерва | minerva | - |
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