Comments for the name Ina

The pronunciation of my name is "I NA". The I is a long "I" instead of sounding like "E NA".

It is also very common in Romania, even as a name.

Also a feminine name in Slovenia.

I think it's really pretty when pronounced "Ee-na", and of course there is the cute little girl from "The Tunnel".

Too minimalist for my taste. It's not utterly silly or infantile, but people will assume it's short for something.

The Dutch pronunciation is EE-nah:

This name is also used in Limburgish, where it is pronounced as EE-nah (the same as the Dutch pronunciation). [noted -ed]

Ina is also Croatian.

Ina Garten: Chef/Host of Food Network show Barefoot Contessa.

In the USA, most people pronounce it I-nah instead of EE-nah.

I think, because the name is so short, that you need a fairly strong personality to carry it.

Ina (pronounced I-na) was my great grandmother's name. She did not like it, but I do because I associate it with her. Their family did not like nicknames, so they gave their children names that were already short. It didn't always work of course. My grandmother Rae got called Pinky by friends because of her red hair.