 The name derives from Minna Bluff and was first used in a geologic sketch map and report by Anne Wright-Grassham in 1987.Minna Saddle () is a sweeping snow saddle, several miles long and wide, at the junction of Minna Bluff and the east slopes of Mount Discovery.Named in 1958 for its association with Minna Bluff by the New Zealand party of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1956-58.