This is not surprising, being that she was the first actor cast in Pitch Perfect and honed those improv skills during Bridesmaids. Whatâs more wonderful is that she now lives with her Bridesmaids co-star, Matt Lucas (of Little Britain), who played her brother in Bridesmaids.
In ancient Roman religion, Tellus or Terra Mater (Mother Earth) was a goddess of the earth and agriculture. Her festivals and rituals often connected her to Ceres, goddess of grain, agriculture, fertility, and mothering.
Believed to be derived from the Latin root mens (the mind, thought, intellect). Minerva is the name borne in Roman mythology by the goddess of wisdom, skill and invention. She is equated with the Greek goddess Pallas Athene. From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.