Minerva
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Frequency: (242)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: from the female personal name Minerva, from the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom, corresponding to Greek Athena.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 14%. Vito (5), Domenic (2), Angelo, Giuseppe, Italia, Salvatore.
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