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Mena

Girl Name day: October 28
Mena is a short form of Ximena: on birth records it is written Ximena (30,360 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Ximena page. Also a short form of Jimena, Philomena, Menachem.
Origin: Medieval Spanish (pre-Roman/Basque, or from the Hebrew Simeon). Meaning: The one who listens; a graphic variant of Jimena.
Ximena keeps the X of medieval Spanish (pronounced like today's J) and is the feminine form of the ancient Ximeno, of disputed pre-Roman origin or linked to the Hebrew Simeon, 'the one who listens'.

Name day for Mena

October 28

Why this day? Mena is a short form of Ximena, and shares its name day.

Mena is celebrated in the United States on October 28; Spain on April 19; Argentina on June 29.

The story of the name Mena

Mena is a short form of Ximena. It keeps its origin (Medieval Spanish (pre-Roman/Basque, or from the Hebrew Simeon)) and meaning — the one who listens; a graphic variant of Jimena, and shares its name day, October 28.

On birth records, Mena is rarely written as such: the Menas are Ximenas (30,360 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Ximena page. Mena is also a short form of Jimena, Philomena, Menachem.

Frequently asked questions about Mena

What does Mena mean?

Mena is a short form of Ximena, which means the one who listens; a graphic variant of Jimena.

When is Mena's name day?

October 28, together with Ximena: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Mena a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Ximena.

Mena's profile

Energy 6/10
Humor 5/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 9/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 8/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Mena

Top 10

  1. Pearl92%
  2. Helen90%
  3. Viola90%
  4. Hazel88%
  5. Elsie88%
  6. Edith88%
  7. Alma87%
  8. Irene87%
  9. Louise86%
  10. Esther86%

Bottom 10

  1. Jeanette52%
  2. Gertrude53%
  3. Thelma55%
  4. Lillie56%
  5. Dora57%
  6. Maxine57%
  7. Agnes57%
  8. Ruth57%
  9. Hattie59%
  10. Ruby60%

Love potential for Mena

Top 10

  1. Margie94%
  2. Margaret94%
  3. Marguerite94%
  4. Rose93%
  5. Louise91%
  6. Hazel88%
  7. Josephine87%
  8. Lucille87%
  9. Alma86%
  10. Pearl85%

Bottom 10

  1. Maxine43%
  2. Dora44%
  3. Thelma46%
  4. Ada48%
  5. Gertrude50%
  6. Leona51%
  7. Kay53%
  8. Joan54%
  9. Jean54%
  10. Jennie54%

Professional potential for Mena

Top 10

  1. Marian88%
  2. Norma86%
  3. Bertha86%
  4. Anna83%
  5. Lorraine83%
  6. Agnes83%
  7. Frances83%
  8. Annie83%
  9. Bessie82%
  10. Mary82%

Bottom 10

  1. Ada42%
  2. Maxine44%
  3. Lillie52%
  4. Arlene53%
  5. Mae54%
  6. Thelma55%
  7. Marjorie56%
  8. Lois56%
  9. Joyce56%
  10. Ruby57%

Crush potential for Mena

Top 10

  1. Sylvia93%
  2. Priscilla93%
  3. Pearl92%
  4. Lena91%
  5. Lois91%
  6. Viola90%
  7. Shirley90%
  8. Doris89%
  9. Hazel88%
  10. Elsie88%

Bottom 10

  1. Agnes50%
  2. Gertrude50%
  3. Ruth52%
  4. Hattie55%
  5. Norma57%
  6. Annie59%
  7. Anna59%
  8. Jeanette59%
  9. Bertha61%
  10. Frances63%
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