Minerva
f.
Etruscan Menrva from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-wah₂, derived from Proto-Indo-European *men- 'to think'.
The name of the Roman goddess of wisdom.
The name came into use in Italy in the 16th C.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Minerva (abl) Rome1527 p. 83
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Minerva". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Minerva.