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Jina - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jina

[ syll. ji-na, jin-a ] The girl name Jina is pronounced as JHAYNah KEY.

1: Jina is used chiefly in the English and Indian languages, and its origin is Sanskrit. The name is derived from a title used for the Buddhas, in reference to the victory achieved over negative forces after enlightenment.

2: Jina is of African-Swahili origin. The meaning here is name.

Jina is a variant spelling of the name Gina (English, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German) in the English language.

Jina is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of girl names directly linked to Jina, Gina (English, Italian, Scandinavian, Russian, Spanish, and German) was the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Jina include Jacqueine (English), Jahan (Iranian), Jahna (English), Jaimie (English), Jama (English and Polish), Jamay (English), Jame (English), Jamey (English), Jami (English), Jamie (English), Jamii (English), Jammie (English), Jamy (English), Jamye (English), Jana (Czech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Slavic, and Latvian), Janae (English), Janan (Arabic), Janay (English), Janean (English), and Janeane (English).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Jina: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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