Nina
GenderFeminine
Origin
Word/nameVarious
Other names
Alternative spellingNína, Niná
Related namesNena, Nino

Nina is a feminine given name with various origins and alternate spellings accordingly. Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", including Antonina, Clementina, Constantina, Giannina, etc.; it can also serve as a diminutive form of Anna.

Nína is an Icelandic name,[1] while Niná is a Sami name.[2] It also has a relation to the Spanish word "niña", which translates as "little girl" and has several meanings in various Native American languages, such as "strong".[3]

Given name

Nickname

  • Mizz Nina, professional name of Shazrina binti Azman (born 1980), Malaysian fashion designer
  • Nina (Spanish singer) (born 1932), professional name of Anna Maria Agustí Flores (born 1966), Spanish actress and singer
  • Nina, former ring name of Lisa Mary Moretti, who has also been known as Ivory (wrestler), Tina Ferrari and Tina Moretti (born 1961), American professional wrestler
  • Nina Barka (born Marie Smirsky, 1908–1986), French-Ukrainian artist
  • Nina Bo'nina Brown, stage name of Pierre Leverne Dease (born 1982), American drag performer
  • Nina Bonaparte, pen name of Éléonore-Justine Ruflin (1832–1905), French writer and wife of Prince Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Nina Bouraoui, nickname of Yasmina Bouraoui (born 1967), French author
  • Nina Boyle, nickname of Constance Antonina Boyle (1865–1943), British journalist
  • Nina Campbell, nickname of Henrietta Sylvia Campbell (born 1945), English interior designer
  • Nina Carter, (born Penelope Jane Mallett, 1952), English model and singer
  • Nina Cassian, pen name of Renée Annie Cassian-Mătăsaru (1924–2014), Romanian poet, translator, journalist and composer
  • Nina M. Davies, published under the co-pen name N. de Garis Davies (1881–1965), Scottish egyptologist
  • Nina Dobrev, professional name of Nikolina Kamenova Dobreva (born 1989), Bulgarian actress raised in Canada
  • Nina Fedorova, pen name of Antonina Riasanovsky, (1895–1985), Russian author
  • Nina Flowers, stage name of Jorge Luis Flores Sanchez (born 1974), Puerto Rican drag queen and celebrity
  • Nina García, nickname of Ninotchka García (born 1965), Colombian fashion journalist and critic
  • Nina Hagen, nickname of Catharina Hagen (born 1955), German singer
  • Nina Hartley, stage name of Marie Louise Hartman (born 1959), American pornographic actress
  • Nina Las Vegas, stage name of Nina Elizabeth Agzarian (born 1984), Australian radio host, DJ and music producer
  • Nina Liedtke, nickname of Antonina Liedtke, Polish writer and editor
  • Nina Morato (born Stéphanie Morato, 1966), French singer-songwriter
  • Nina Radojičić, nickname of Danica Prodanović (born 1989), Serbian singer
  • Nina Pacari (born María Estela Vega Conejo, 1961), Kichwa/Ecuadorian indigenous leader
  • Nina Pillard, nickname of Cornelia Thayer Livingston Pillard (born 1961), American Judge
  • Nina Ramirez, nickname of Janina Sara Maria Ramirez (born 1980), British historian and TV presenter
  • Nina Rasul, nickname of Santanina Tillah Rasul (born Santanina Centi Tillah, 1930), Filipina politician
  • Nina Ricci (designer) (born Maria Nielli; 1883–1970), Italian fashion designer
  • Nina Salaman, nickname of Paulina Ruth Salaman (1877–1925), British poet and translator
  • Nina Sicilia, nickname of Alejandrina Sicilia Hernández (born 1962), Venezuelan model and Miss International 1985
  • Nina Siemaszko, nickname of Antonina Jadwiga Siemaszko (born 1970), American actress
  • Nina Simone, professional name of Eunice Kathleen Waymon (1933–2003), American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist
  • Nina Sublatti (born Nina Sulaberidze, 1995), Georgian singer, songwriter, calligrapher and model
  • Nina Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg (1913–2006), nickname of Elisabeth Magdalena Schenk Gräfin von Stauffenberg, wife of Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, failed assassin of Adolf Hitler
  • Nína Tryggvadóttir, nickname of Jónína Tryggvadóttir (1913–1968), Icelandic artist
  • Nina Tayeb, nickname of Ninet Tayeb (born 1983), Israeli entertainer
  • Nina West, stage name of Andrew Levitt (born 1977), American drag queen, actor and singer
  • Nina Zilli, stage name of Maria Chiara Fraschetta (born 1980), Italian singer-songwriter.

Fictional characters

Surname

  • Joe Nina, stage name of Makhosini Henry Xaba, (born 1974), South African singer
  • Julián Apasa Nina, birthname of Túpac Katari (c. 1750–1781), Bolivian rebel
  • Li Nina (born 1983), Chinese aerial skier
  • Lorenzo Nina (1812–1885), Italian prelate
  • Song Nina (born 1980), Chinese volleyball player
  • Ur-Nina (fl. c. 2550 BC–2500 BC), Iraqi king

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nína". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Niná". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Name Nina". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
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