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 [ 2 syll. i-na, in-a ] The girl name Ina is pronounced as IYNah KEY. 1: Ina is a Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian name of Latin origin. This developed from the diminutive of other names ending with the Latinate feminine suffix '-ina'. In Ireland, the name could also be a form of Agnes; there were two saints named Ina or Aghna. The name was widely adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. 2: Ina is used chiefly in Japanese and its origin is also Japanese. Here, it means rice plant. 3: Ina's language of origin is African-Hausa. Meaning: stutterer. 4: Ina is of African-Efik origin. Meaning: encampment, rendezvous. 5: Ina's origin is African-Poto. Meaning: dancer. 6: Ina is of African-Ngombe origin. Meaning: to sow, to plant. Ina is an Irish form of the name Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian). Ina is also a Polish form of the name Philippa (English and German). Ina is also a Polish form of the name Caroline (English and French). Ina is also a Dutch, English, and Japanese pet form of the name Edwina (English and German). Ina is also a Polish form of the name Eva (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Hungarian, Indian, and Polish). Ina is also a Dutch, English, and Japanese pet form of the name Martina (Spanish, Czech, English, and German). Ina is also a Polish form of the name Bernadette (English and French). Ina is also a Polish form of the name Regina (English and German). Ina is also a Dutch, English, and Japanese form of the name Christine (Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Ina is also an English and German form of the name Ena (Irish, English, and German). Ina is rare as a baby name for girls. At the modest peak of its usage in 1901, 0.098% of baby girls were named Ina. Its ranking then was #177. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is currently of very light use. In 2008, out of the group of girl names directly related to Ina, Caroline (English and French) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Ina include Ima (English and Japanese), Imma, Inam (Arabic and Indian), Ema (Romanian, Czech, English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Slavic), Ianna (English), Imme (Frisian and German), Inaya (Arabic), Ine (Scandinavian), Iuma (English), Iwana (Russian), and Iwona (Polish). KEY: English pronunciation for Ina: IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
