Menas as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Menas

What is the meaning of the name Menas ?

The baby name Menas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced MEE-nas (ˈmiːnəs),MEH-nas (ˈmɛnəs).

Menas is Arabic, Coptic, Egyptian, Greek in Origin.

Menas is a male given name of Greek and Coptic Christian heritage, most often a Hellenized rendering of Coptic/Egyptian Mina. Its etymology is linked to the Egyptian root mn, “to remain, endure, be firm,” giving the sense “steadfast” or “enduring.” The name is attested from Late Antiquity through the celebrated soldier-martyr Saint Menas of Egypt (3rd–4th century), whose shrine at Abu Mena drew pilgrims across the Mediterranean. It also appears in Byzantine records via Patriarch Menas of Constantinople (6th century) and entered the Horn of Africa with Emperor Menas/Minas of Ethiopia (16th century).

Common variants include Minas (Greek Μηνάς), Mina or Mena (Coptic/Arabic), and Menas as a Latinized or scholarly spelling; Armenian usage favors Minas. In modern times it remains popular among Egyptian Copts and occurs in Greek, Armenian, and Ethiopian communities. Note that Menes, the legendary Egyptian ruler, is a separate name.