What is the name of Jonathan Harker's fiancée in the novel?
Answer
Mina Murray
Answer
Mina Murray
Jonathan Harker’s fiancée in Bram Stoker’s Dracula is Mina Murray. She is introduced as a young schoolteacher and the close friend of Lucy Westenra. At the beginning of the novel, she and Harker are engaged, and she anxiously awaits news from him while he travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula.
Mina’s full name is Wilhelmina Murray, although she is usually called Mina. After Harker escapes from Dracula’s castle in a traumatized condition, Mina travels to Budapest, where she finds him recovering in a hospital. The two marry after his recovery, and she becomes Mina Harker. Her practical intelligence, organizational skills, and ability to analyze documents make her one of the most important members of the group opposing Dracula.
Readers sometimes remember the name Mina Harker because it is her married name, but Mina Murray is the canonical answer to this question about Harker’s fiancée. Lucy Westenra is Mina’s best friend, while Elizabeth and Mary are not Harker’s fiancée in the original novel. Adaptations may change Mina’s background or relationship with Dracula, but the novel’s character is clearly Mina Murray.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026