Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Short form of names that end in nina, such as Antonina or Giannina. It was imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. This name also nearly coincides with the Spanish word niña meaning "little girl" (the word is pronounced differently than the name).A famous bearer was the American jazz musician Nina Simone (1933-2003).
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Other Languages & CulturesAntonina(Ancient Roman) Jone, Nikole(Basque) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Joana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Niina, Janne(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Xoana(Galician) Gianna, Ioanna, Nikol, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Johanna, Hanna(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Siobhán(Irish) Johanna(Late Roman) Antoņina, Jana, Janīna, Ņina(Latvian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Nikora(Maori) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana(Romanian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Seonag(Scottish Gaelic) Juana, Nicolasa, Juanita(Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Nicol(Spanish (Latin American)) Djene(Walloon) Siân, Siwan(Welsh)
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