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Minya - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Minya

[ syll. mi-nya, min-ya ] The girl name Minya is pronounced as MIHNYah KEY. Minya's origin is Native American-Osage. Minya's meaning is older sister.

Minya is not widely used as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Minya include the Arabic and Indian Maha, the Indian Mahi, the English Mahwah, the English and Italian Maia, the Russian Maiya, the English Mamie, the English Mana, the English Manie, the French Manon, the German Manu, the English Many, the Russian Manya, the English Maya, the English Mayghan, the English and Welsh Meaghan, the English Meaghen, the Indian Meena, the English Meggie, the Welsh Meinwen, and the Scandinavian Meja.

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Minya: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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Meaning of Minya