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Minna (name)
Minna is a city in west central Nigeria. Minna may also refer to: People * Minna (given name) * Maria Minna (born 1948), Canadian politician Other uses *''Minna von Barnhelm'', a 1767 play by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing *Minna Bluff, a rocky promontory in Antarctica * Minna Airport, Nigeria *Minna Shopping Center, a shopping mall in Kuopio, Finland *, a Swedish cargo ship in service 1922–39 * Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, a character in the anime ''Strike Witches'' * Minna Häkkinen, a recurring character on the television series ''Veep'' * MPV ''Minna'', a Marine Protection Vessel of the Scottish Government * Minna (sculpture), a public art sculpture by Jaume Plensa See also *Mina (other) Mina or MINA may refer to: Places Iran * Minaq, East Azerbaijan * Mina, Fars * Mineh, Lorestan Province * Mina, Razavi Khorasan * Mehneh, Razavi Khorasan Province United States * Mina, Nevada * Mina, New York * Mina, Ohio * Mina, Sou ... {{disambiguation, surname [Baidu] |
Minna
Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples. History Archaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47,000–37,000 years ago. Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later, and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Minna Area Council (MSSN-MNAC), Da'watu-Ilallahi-Wa-Rasulihi Association (DAWRA), etc. Sharia law is practised. Christianity is the second most practised religion in the city. Popular churches include the Faith Church, Grace Baptist Church, Nupe Kalvari Churches, Anglican Churches, ECWA churches, Baptist churches, Victory Christian Church, the Apostolic Church and many others. Minna is the home state of Nige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna (given Name)
Minna is a feminine name of Germanic origin, meaning courtly love, and is also a diminutive of Wilhelmina. It is now particularly known in Finland and Sweden.http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=1 nimipalvelu Notable people A–F * Minna Aalto (born 1965), Finnish sport sailor * Minna Aaltonen (1966–2021), Finnish actress * Minna Antrim (1861–1950), American writer * Minna Arve (born 1974), Finnish politician * Minna Atherton (born 2000), Australian competitive swimmer * Minna Beckmann-Tube (1881–1964), German painter and opera singer, and wife of Max Beckmann * Minna Canth (1844–1897), Finnish writer and social activist * Minna Carleton (1847–1918), English novelist * Minna Cauer (1841–1922), German educator, journalist and radical activist * Minna Citron (1896–1991), American painter and printmaker * Minna Cowan (1878–1951), British political activist * Minna Craucher (1891–1932), Finnish socialite and spy * Minna Everleigh (1866–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Minna
Maria Minna (born March 14, 1948) is a former Canadian politician who represented the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party from 1993 to 2011. Background Minna was born in Pofi, Italy, and moved to Canada with her family at the age of 9. They settled in Toronto, Ontario, in the Christie Pits area. Her father worked in the construction industry and her mother laboured as a factory worker. She is the third eldest of five children, having three sisters and a brother. She attended a vocational high school earning a diploma and started working as a secretary. At age 24 she attended the University of Toronto where she graduated with an Honours B.A. in Sociology. At age 34, she married Robert MacBain, a public relations consultant. From 1981 to 1992, she served as the volunteer president of COSTI-IIAS (formerly Centro Organizzativo Scuole Tecniche Italiane and the IIAS Italian Immigrant Aid Society), Canada's largest immigrant s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Von Barnhelm
''Minna von Barnhelm or the Soldiers' Happiness'' (, ) is a ''lustspiel'' or comedy by the German author Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. It has five acts, was begun in 1763 and completed in 1767 – its author put the year 1763 on the official title page, presumably to emphasize that the recent Seven Years' War plays a major part in the play, which is set on 22 August 1763. It is one of the most important comedies in German literature. It was first performed in 1767 by the Hamburg National Theatre, where Lessing worked as a dramaturg. Plot Wounded and dishonourably discharged from the Prussian Army and threatened by financial troubles and serious bribery allegations, Major von Tellheim waits at a Berlin hotel, with his servant, Just, for the outcome of his trial. His penniless condition is because repayment of a large sum advanced to the government during the recent war is being held up and his honor in making the loan questioned. During Tellheim's absence from the inn, the landlor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Bluff
Minna Bluff () is a narrow, bold peninsula, long and wide, projecting southeast from Mount Discovery into the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901-04) which named it for Minna, the wife of Sir Clements Markham, the "father" of the expedition. It culminates in a south-pointing hook feature (Minna Hook), and is the subject of research into Antarctic cryosphere history, funded by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs. Exploration and naming The bluff is mentioned repeatedly in the history of Antarctic exploration. It was first sighted in June 1902, during Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ''Discovery'' Expedition, 1901–04. It was thereafter recognised as a key landmark and location for vital supply depots for southern journeys towards the South Pole. Originally identified simply as "the Bluff", it was later named by Scott after the wife of Royal Geographical Society former president Sir Clements Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Airport
Minna Airport is an airport northwest of Minna, the capital of Niger State in Nigeria. It was renamed after incumbent President Bola Tinubu by the state government in 2024. Airlines and destinations See also *Transport in Nigeria *List of airports in Nigeria This is a list of airports in Nigeria, grouped by type and sorted by location. Nigeria has 32 airports, 26 of which are operated by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), and five of which are functional international airports. It also ... * * References External linksOurAirports - Minna * Airports in Nigeria Niger State {{Nigeria-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna Shopping Center
The Minna Shopping Center () is a shopping mall in the city center of Kuopio, Finland. It is located in the Multimäki district along the Haapaniemenkatu and Minna Canthin katu streets. The shopping mall is named after local author Minna Canth. Its neighbors include H-Talo and IsoCee. The house was originally built by the Kuopio Merchants and Entrepreneurs Association (''Kuopion kauppiaat ja yrittäjät ry'') and was completed after long phases in 1988.Kauppakeskus Minna - Arkkitehtuuriopas-Savo (in Finnish) Haapaniemenkatu 18, Keskusta, Kuopio - Toimitilat Kauppalehti (in Finnish) The shopping center, originally built as a department store, used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strike Witches
is a Japanese media mix franchise originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The illustrations have since inspired several official light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. The series revolves around teenage moe anthropomorphic girls who use machines attached to their legs to do aerial combat. The original video animation (OVA) preview episode was released in January 2007. The televised anime series later aired between July and September 2008. A second season aired between July and September 2010. A film adaptation was released on March 17, 2012, and a three-part OVA series was released between September 2014 and May 2015. A third season aired from October to December 2020. A spin-off of the original series titled ''Brave Witches'' aired from October to December 2016, and a second spin-off titled ''Luminous Witches'' aired from July to September 2022. Plot On an alternate Earth during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veep
''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci. The series follows Selina Meyer (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), the fictional Vice President of the United States, and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a legacy but often instead become mired in day-to-day political games. ''Veep'' received critical acclaim and won several major awards, including seven consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, winning that award for its fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. Its second, fourth, and sixth seasons won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series, and its third season won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Louis-Dreyfus's performance won her six consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine Scotland
The Scottish Government, Scottish Government's Marine Directorate () is a Directorates of the Scottish Government, directorate of the Scottish Government responsible for managing Scottish seas, Scotland's seas and freshwater fish, freshwater fishery, fisheries along with delivery partners NatureScot and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. From April 2009 until June 2023, the directorate was known as Marine Scotland. The Marine Directorate provides management and research of devolved responsibilities such as: * Licensing of marine activities. * Fisheries management, Sea fisheries. * Salmon and recreational fishing. * Marine energy, Marine renewable energy. * Marine conservation. * Marine spatial planning. * Scientific method, Scientific research including sea and freshwater fisheries. * Enforcement of marine and fisheries law. History The Marine Directorate was established on 1 April 2009, merging two executive agency, executive agencies (Fisheries Research Services an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna (sculpture)
Minna, 2022. is a public art sculpture by artist Jaume Plensa, located at Pride Park in the city of Miami Beach, Florida. The sculpture is made of stainless steel, stands over 16' tall, and was donated to the City of Miami Beach Art in Public Places Collection by Irma and Norman Braman Norman Braman (born August 23, 1932) is an American billionaire car dealer, art collector, and former owner of the Philadelphia Eagles. Early life and education Braman was born in 1932 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and grew up in the Cobbs Cr ... in 2022. Minna is a contemporary sculpture of a woman in deep thought, with a transparent visuals that are highlighted by illuminated lights on the sculpture at night. References Steel sculptures in Florida Outdoor sculptures in Florida Sculptures of women in Florida Buildings and structures in Miami Beach, Florida {{US-sculpture-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
