Minas

See also: minas, minás, and miñas

English

Etymology

Two main origins for the surname:

• Borrowed from Greek Μηνάς (Minás), a patronymic surname.
• Borrowed from Spanish Minas or Miñas.

The given name is from Greek Μηνάς (Minás) and Armenian Մինաս (Minas).

Proper noun

Minas (plural Minases)

1. A surname.
2. A male given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Minas is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Minas is most common among White (55.94%), Hispanic/Latino (26.51%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (12.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Minas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 593.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.na/ ~ /mi.nɑ/

Proper noun

Minas ?

1. a surname, equivalent to English Minas

Further reading

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐs/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐs/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.nɐʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nas/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.nɐʃ/

Proper noun

Minas

1. (Brazil) Clipping of Minas Gerais (state of Brazil)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈminas/ [ˈmi.nas]
• Rhymes: -inas
• Syllabification: Mi‧nas

Proper noun

Minas ?

1. A town in Cuba
2. A city in the Lavalleja Department, Uruguay

Related terms

• minuano