Daily AncestorMina
Mina was a nickname for Wilhelmina or Mindwell in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Mina is a short form of Wilhelmina, and lists of 18th and 19th century nicknames also give it for Mindwell, an old virtue name.
Many records were made with the name a person went by, so look for Mina as well as Wilhelmina in indexes. Check other details before treating them as one woman. Because Mina served for more than one name, see which full name the same woman carries in other records.
As seen in a record1880 census; her 1870 baptism calls her Wilhelmina
Mina Kettleby, Daughter, 10, At school
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Daily Ancestor. "Mina." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/mina. Last checked 2026-10-15.