Comments (Meaning / History Only)
Means 'nice' in Lithuanian (pron. FY-na).
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Russian sources state that this name is derived from Greek φαεινή (phaeine) meaning "radiant, brilliant", so the etymological connection with Phaenna seems about right.
- http://kurufin.ru/html/Translate/Faina.html (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0 (in Russian)
- http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/e-f.html (in English; see the entry for Faina).
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- http://kurufin.ru/html/Translate/Faina.html (in Russian)
- https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0 (in Russian)
- http://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/e-f.html (in English; see the entry for Faina).
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