It keeps the same day as the name it comes from — everything below is that name’s.
Origin
The story of Minas
Minas keeps 11 November — the Martyr Menas of Egypt.
The origin of the name is not settled, so we leave it open rather than guess — the day belongs to the soldier-martyr Menas of Egypt.
“Menas of Egypt.”
onomasti · MinasKey facts
Minas at a glance
Variations
Forms & nicknames of the name
One name takes many forms — the formal, the everyday, the affectionate, and the spellings that travelled abroad. Each has its own page here, and all share the same day.
Greek forms
English & romanised
Know another form?
Missing a form your family uses? Add it — a person reviews every submission before anything is published.
Namesakes
Notable people named Minas
Iconography
Minas in sacred art
DepictingMartyr Menas of Egypt
Images from Wikimedia Commons under free licences, credited to their source. We show a depiction only where the saint on this name’s day could be identified against our own recorded feast date — never a picture found by searching for the name.
Add a form of this name
A person reviews every submission before anything is published.