Meaning and Origin
What does the name Minerva mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Minerva
User Submitted Origins
Latin
65%
Greek
30%
Roman
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from New York, U.S. says the name Minerva means "Goddess of Wisdom. Alternative name to Athena".
- A user from California, U.S. says the name Minerva is of Roman origin and means "Goddess of wisdom and war strategy".
- According to a user from South Africa, the name Minerva means "Wisdom of goddess".
- According to a user from Suriname, the name Minerva means "Wisdom".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Mi*ner"va
The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene.
Etymology: L
Other Dictionary Sources
- (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
Wiktionary
From Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”), compare [script needed] (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).
- (Roman mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
- (astronomy) 93 Minerva, a main belt asteroid.
- (poetic) wisdom
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