The feminine names "Tinka" and "Tina" are used in Bulgaria, "Tinka" is a Bulgarian name, while Tina is international. In Bulgaria "Tinka" and "Tina" are often thought as abbreviations respectively of "Latinka" and the originated name from "Latinka" - "Latina". "Latinka" is the Bulgarian word for the flower "nasturtium". That is why "Latinka" and "Latina" have a nameday on Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) - the day of the flowers and willows (the names of the other trees also have a nameday).
Philippina Lydia Arena, born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, on 1st November, 1967, is the singer Tina Arena (she changed her nickname Pina to Tina for show business). The song for which Tina Arena is famous around the world is "I Want To Spend My Lifetime Loving You", which she performs together with Mark Anthony, the song is the soundtrack of the film "The Mask Of Zorro" (1998).
I loved the name Tina as a child, and therefore I had three dolls named Tina! "Big Tina", "Tina girl" and "Little Tina". Today I do not think it's anything special.
Tina isn't always short for something, the same as Tino, so the information needs a few changes.
-- Anonymous User 3/4/2007
It means "Bathtub" in Spanish!
OMG. Sorry. I went to write a story in Spanish and it had a girl named Tina in it, and I translated it with Babel Fish and it was so funny, it was like, "I'm here with my friend Bathtub."
I find this name really boring. It doesn't have a meaning and it's very various.
-- Anonymous User 9/29/2007
Quite boring, common, and minimalist, but the good thing is that no one can accuse the bearers of having a ghetto, redneck, stripper, or trailer trash name. The name does remind me of the awesome track Don't Save Us from the Flames by M83, but it's not exactly an exciting name.
I'm sorry but I don't like this name at all! Would you really want a little girl named Tina? No offense to all the Tina's out there, you're all probably very nice people!
As a given name, Tina sounds trashy and bitchy. If you really like it, give your daughter a name like Christina, Martina, or Valentina and then call her Tina for short.
Tina is a pretty and sexy name at the same time. I love my nickname. I think it also helps if you look good since it is considered a very pretty name that stands out too. I know some men also love the name Tina.
-- Anonymous User 4/30/2010
Tina is NOT used as a diminutive for Katarina in Croatia, but for Kristina and other names ending in -Tina (like Martina, Valentina, etc.).
Tina Louise, with whom I have been known to correspond, (no lie!) is a famous bearer of this name. She is best known for her portrayal of movie star Ginger Grant on "Gilligan's Island" from 1964-1976.
I love the name Tina, it's so sweet and Minnie Mouse-like, and it's just perfect.
-- Anonymous User 4/8/2012
Tina is a common female given name. It originates from Old English 'Tyne, Tyna, Tina', meaning 'river'.
It is also a nickname for names such as Bettina, Christina, Christine, Martina, Valentina, etc. The masculine counterpart is Tino. In Finland and Estonia the name is often written as Tiina.