Min or MIN may refer to:

Places

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...

, also called Mǐn, a province of China **

Min Kingdom Min () was one of the Ten Kingdoms which was in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern-day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou. It was fou ...

(909–945), a state in Fujian * Min County, a county of Dingxi, Gansu province, China * Min River (Fujian) * Min River (Sichuan) *

Mineola (Amtrak station) Mineola station is a station in Mineola, Texas, United States, currently served by Amtrak's ''Texas Eagle''. The station was originally built in 1906 by the Texas & Pacific Railway and also used by the Missouri Pacific Railroad. History The Miss ...

, station code MIN

People

Personal names

Min (Korean name) Min is an uncommon Korean family name as well as a common syllable in Korean given names. As a family name The Korean family name Min is written with only one hanja (). The 2000 census found 142,752 people in 43,887 households belonging to this c ...

, Korean surname and given names *

Min (surname) Min is the Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified Chinese and in traditional Chinese. It is romanized Man in Cantonese. Min is listed 132nd in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family S ...

(闵/閔), a Chinese surname

Individuals with the name

Min (Vietnamese singer) Nguyễn Minh Hằng (born in Hanoi on 7 December 1988), commonly known by her stage name Min, is a Vietnamese V-pop singer and dancer. She was born in Hanoi in a wealthy family. At age 13, she moved with her family to Germany, where her parents ...

(born 1988) *

Min (Korean singer) Lee Min-young (born June 21, 1991), better known by her stage name Min, is a South Korean singer, television personality, songwriter, and actress. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Miss A. Early life Min was ...

(born 1991), South Korean singer, songwriter and actress Lee Min-young *

Min (treasurer) Min was an important Ancient Egyptian courtier of the New Kingdom in office under king Thutmosis III. Min was treasurer. Min was the father of the treasurer Sobekhotep and is known from a number of monuments. He is mentioned in the tomb of his ...

, ancient Egyptian official *

Min, Marquis of Jin Min, Marquis of Jin () was the last ruler of the state of Jin from the original branch of the ruling House of Ji. His ancestral name was Ji (姬), given name Min (緡). When Duke Wu of Quwo killed Marquis Xiaozi of Jin, King Huan of Zhou instal ...

(died 678 BC), Chinese monarch * Empress Myeongseong (1851–1895), informally Queen Min, empress of Joseon * Menes or Min (a spelling variant no longer accepted), an early Egyptian pharaoh * Min Hogg (born 1939), British journalist and magazine editor * Min, a character from '' Barney & Friends'' played by Pia Hamilton from 1992 to 1995 * Min Hael Cassidy, a character from the 2021 animated TV series ''

Dino Ranch ''Dino Ranch'' is a CGI animated children's television series created by Matthew Fernandes, co-founder and chief creative officer of Industrial Brothers. Dino Ranch follows the adventures of the Cassidy family as they tackle life on the ranch in ...

Groups of people

Min Chinese speakers Min-speaking peoples () are a major subgroup of ethnic Han Chinese people, speaking Min Chinese languages. They mainly live or trace roots from Fujian, Hainan, Southern Zhejiang and Guangdong province's Leizhou and Chaoshan regions. In the Chinese ...

, a subgroup of Chinese peoples who speak Min Chinese *

Mountain Ok people The Min peoples or Mountain Ok peoples are a cultural group in the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guin ...

or Min peoples, West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea

Computing and technology

* Mobile identification number *

Multistage interconnection networks Multistage interconnection networks (MINs) are a class of high-speed computer networks usually composed of processing elements (PEs) on one end of the network and memory elements (MEs) on the other end, connected by switching elements (SEs). The ...

, a class of high-speed computer networks

Languages

Min Chinese Min (; BUC: ''Mìng-ngṳ̄'') is a broad group of Sinitic languages spoken by about 30 million people in Fujian province as well as by the descendants of Min speaking colonists on Leizhou peninsula and Hainan, or assimilated natives of Chaoshan ...

, a category of spoken Chinese *

Minangkabau language Minangkabau (Minangkabau: , Pegon script: ; id, Bahasa Minangkabau; ms, Bahasa Minangkabau or , Jawi: ) is an Austronesian language spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, the western part of Riau, South Aceh Regency, the northern part of ...

, ISO 639-2 code ''min'', an Austronesian language, spoken by the Minangkabau of West Sumatra

Measures

Minimum In mathematical analysis, the maxima and minima (the respective plurals of maximum and minimum) of a function, known collectively as extrema (the plural of extremum), are the largest and smallest value of the function, either within a given ran ...

, abbreviated min. *

Minute The minute is a unit of time usually equal to (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour, or 60 seconds. In the UTC time standard, a minute on rare occasions has 61 seconds, a consequence of leap seconds (there is a provision to insert a nega ...

, abbreviated min., a unit of time *

Minute of arc A minute of arc, arcminute (arcmin), arc minute, or minute arc, denoted by the symbol , is a unit of angular measurement equal to of one degree. Since one degree is of a turn (or complete rotation), one minute of arc is of a turn. The na ...

, abbreviated min., a unit of angular measurement

Other uses

Min (god) Min (Egyptian mnw) is an ancient Egyptian god whose cult originated in the predynastic period (4th millennium BCE). He was represented in many different forms, but was most often represented in male human form, shown with an erect penis which he ...

, Egyptian god of reproduction * ''Min'' (ship), replica of an Ancient Egyptian ship *

Mašinska Industrija Niš Mašinska industrija Niš ( sr-cyr, MИН Машинска индустрија Ниш; abbr. MIN) or Mechanical Industry Niš, is a Serbian holding corporation headquartered in Niš, Serbia. It is engaged in the energy, mining, process engineerin ...

, or MIN, a Serbian company *

Min Farshaw This article serves as an index of major characters in the fictional setting of Robert Jordan's ''The Wheel of Time'' series, with a description of their main roles or feats in the series. ''The Wheel of Time'' has 2787 distinct named characters. ...

, a character in the ''Wheel of Time'' fantasy series *

Minneapolis Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

’s major professional sports teams **

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

** Minnesota Timberwolves of the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

of the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

Minister (government) A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, � ...

, commonly abbreviated Min. *

Minuth Jewish heresy refers to those beliefs which contradict the traditional doctrines of Rabbinic Judaism, including theological beliefs and opinions about the practice of ''halakha'' (Jewish religious law). Jewish tradition contains a range of statemen ...

or Min, a type of heresy in Judaism * Mortgage identification number, an identifier created by

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) is an American privately held corporation. MERS is a separate and distinct corporation that serves as a nominee on mortgages after the turn of the century and is owned by holding company MERSC ...

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