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[Facts] Re: Minka?
It's pronounced min-ka.It's a German name, from the Old-German word minna 'love'.It's also a Polish name.
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I haven't heard that name in Polish... but, it would be pronounced meen-ka.
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I have a Polish friend with this nickname---her relatives from the old country pronounce the name ming-KAH. Of course, they may have adopted a local pronunciation (upstate NY).
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I agree that they would have adopted the pron. A native speaking Pole, in Poland, would say meen-ka. I'm fluent and I've lived in Poland for about 5 years.
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