Nina (name)

Nina is a feminine given name with various origins. It is a predominantly east European and Slavic name[1] that has later been used globally.

Not to be confused with Nena (given name), Niña (name), or Neena.
This article is about people and fictitious entities named "Nina". For other uses, see Nina (disambiguation).
Nina
Genderfeminine
Origin
Word/namevarious
Other names
Alternative spellingNína, Niná
Related namesNena, Nino

There are alternate spellings depending on the name's origin. Nína is an Icelandic name used in Iceland.[2] Niná is a Sami name used in Northern Norway, northern Sweden, northern Finland and the Murmansk Oblast.[3]

Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", including Marina, Katharina, Antonina, Giannina, and Constantina. Nina can also serve as a short form of Anna.

It also has a relation to the Spanish word "niña", which translates as "little girl" and has meaning in several other languages: (Aramaic: "God was gracious, God has shown favor"); (Persian: "nice"); (Hindi: "beautiful"); (Swahili: "mother"); (Native American: "strong");(Chamorro: "glimmer of light");(spanish: "angel")[4] (Arabic: "favor, one who is gracious"); (Greek: "flower").[5][2][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. "Nina". SheKnows. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  2. "Nína". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. "Niná". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  4. "Name Nina". The Meaning Of The Name. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  5. "Nina". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
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