Meaning & Origin
The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
Minerva is a girl's baby name of Latin origin, the Roman goddess of wisdom, arts, and strategic warfare — the Roman counterpart of the Greek Athena. The etymology is uncertain, possibly from the Proto-Italic menerva related to mens ('mind'). Harry Potter fans will immediately think of Professor Minerva McGonagall, one of literature's most formidably brilliant and fair characters.