As I believe I mentioned, Mina was already named such when we met her. Since she's not a puppy (thus used to her name), we've decided to keep it. I think it's pretty, and it reminds me of Winona Ryder's character in "Bram Stoker's Dracula". I decided to look up the name, curious to its meaning. I checked three different "baby name" sites, and all said something different. So I checked wikipedia, and came up with the following:

Meanings

* "Mina", given name for males. In Arabic, etymologically it comes from the word "Amen" in Coptic language.
* "Mina", given name for males in Egypt. It is the name of the first pharaoh in Egypt, also called Menes
* "Mina", is a given name for females in Japanese.
* "Mina", means "everyone; all" in the Japanese language.
* "Mina", means "to laugh" in the Ainu language.
* "Mina", is a shortened version of Spanish female given name "Guillermina".
* "Mina", given name for females in Korean; the meaning of the name can vary depending on used hanja.
* "Mina", given name for females. In Persian, it means azure and daisy flower.
* "Mina", given name for females in Nepal and India.
* "Mina", given name for females in Greek.
* "Mina", given name for females in Turkish; the meaning of the name is sky.
* "Mina", means "I" in the Estonian language.
* "Mina", means "precious" in the Nepalese language
* "Mina", means "love" in Pashto (an Afghan language)
* "Mina", is slang for "chick" or "gal" in Argentina.
* "Mina", means "love" in Old German (another way of spelling is "Minna")
* "Mina", is a shortened version of German female given name "Wilhelmina".
* "Mina", means "precious stone" in Hindi.
* "Mina", family name in Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan (although wrongly used, particularly by Muslims and non-Copts)
* "Mina", means "sea port" in Arabic language
* "Mina", means "mine" in Spanish
* "Mina", as in a "mine shaft" in Portuguese
* "Mina", means "(land)mine" in Serbian.
* "Mina", means fish in Hindi.
* "Mina", means explosive mine in Swedish, Czech, and Russian ["мина"].
* "Mina", means 'facial expression' in Polish.