Minea is both a surname and feminine given name, of Romanian and Finnish origin, respectively. The given name, being unknown in the wider world, was probably invented by Finnish writer Mika Waltari in his 1945 novel The Egyptian,[1] who is believed to have based it off of the name of the mythical Greek king Minos.[2] Notable people with the name include:
Surname
edit- Anișoara Sorohan (later Minea, born 1963), Romanian rower
- Daniel Minea (born 1961), Romanian footballer
- Gheorghe Minea (born 1959), Romanian wrestler
Given name
edit- Minea Blomqvist (born 1985), Finnish golfer
References
edit- ^ Nummelin, Juri (2019). Lisää sotaa, sutinaa ja seikkailuja: Kirjoituksia suomalaisesta lajityyppikirjallisuudesta (in Finnish). Kustantamo Helmivyö. p. 167. ISBN 9789527211380.
- ^ "Nimipäiväkalenterin tarkistus vuodeksi 2010". Yliopiston nimipäiväalmanakka 2009 (PDF). Helsingin yliopiston almanakkatoimisto. 2008. p. 63. ISSN 1238-6073. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-16.