Nina

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Ни́на (Nína), the name of a Georgian saint in the fourth century, also known as Nino, of obscure origin and meaning, possibly connected with the Assyrian king Ninus. Others are of an Italian short form of diminutives like Annina from Anna and Giovannina from Giovanna. Phonologically or orthographically similar names are present in several languages, including Afrikaans, Hindi, Italian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and some Native American languages. In many of those, it is a nickname for names ending in -ina or -nina. (hidden message in crossword): After Nina Hirschfeld, the daughter of the American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld; her name was often concealed in his drawings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈniːnə/ Rhymes: -iːnə === Proper noun === Nina A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century. The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea. (gambling, dice games) Ellipsis of Nina from Pasadena. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Nina (plural Ninas) (crosswording) Alternative letter-case form of nina (“a hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword”). === Anagrams === Inna, inna, Nain, nain, nani, Nian == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɲɪna] === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name, equivalent to English Nina ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Nina c a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s == Faroese == === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Nina: Ninuson daughter of Nina: Ninudóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Alternative forms === Niina === Etymology === From Russian Ни́на (Nína). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈni(ː)nɑ/, [ˈni(ː)nɑ̝] Rhymes: -inɑ Syllabification(key): Ni‧na Hyphenation(key): Ni‧na === Proper noun === Nina a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Nina is the 43rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 14,865 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,075 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === Anagrams === Anni, nain == French == === Etymology === Associated with Ninette and Ninon, French pet forms of Jeannine, Jeanne. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.na/ === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name === Anagrams === nain == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈniːna] Hyphenation: Ni‧na === Proper noun === Nina a female given name, popular since the 1980s == Latvian == === Etymology === First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Ни́на (Nína). === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name a transliteration of the Russian female given name Ни́на (Nína) ==== Related terms ==== Ņina === References === Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN [1] Population Register of Latvia: Nina was the only given name of 969 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers. == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Russian Ни́на (Nína), and from given names ending in -nina/-nine. === Proper noun === Nina a female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 778 females with the given name Nina living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Polish == === Etymology === Uncertain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲi.na/ Rhymes: -ina Syllabification: Ni‧na === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name, equivalent to English Nina ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Nina in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian Ни́на (Nína), from Georgian ნინო (nino). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Nina f a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nina == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɲina/ === Proper noun === Nina f (genitive singular Niny, nominative plural Niny, declension pattern of žena) a female given name ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Nina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Nina c (genitive Ninas) a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s === Anagrams === -inna, nian