Given name & surname
Minne
“one who is resolute; having great strength”·“determined protector”
Minne is a variant of Minka. One interpretation is “one who is resolute; having great strength.” In German use, Minne is an affectionate form of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Minne is a variant of Minka. One interpretation is “one who is resolute; having great strength.” In German use, Minne is an affectionate form of Wilhelmina. In German use, Wilhelmina carries the interpretation “determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1889. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Minne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 1889
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1914. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 108 as a first name in 2020; 257 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Minne’s family of names
Minne is an affectionate form of Wilhelmina. Minne has a related form in Minna. Minne has a related form in Minka.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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