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 [ 2 syll. ni-na, nin-a ] The girl name Nina is pronounced as NAYNah or NIYNah KEY. 1: Nina is used predominantly in the English, French, German, Italian, and Russian languages, and its origin is Italian. The name developed as a short form of names ending in '-nina'. Another possible origin is from the Spanish 'nina' meaning 'little girl'. The name was first taken up by English speakers in the 19th century. Neena (English), Neenah (English), Nena (English and German), Nenah (English), Neneh (English), Ninetta (English and Italian), Ninja (English), Ninnetta (English), Ninnette (English), and Ninosca (English) are variants of Nina. 2: Nina's origin is Native American. Here, it means mighty. In addition, Nina is a variant (English and Hungarian) of the name Anna (Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French). Nina is also a variant (Polish) of the name Jean (English and Scottish). Nina is also a pet form (Catalan, Czech, English, French, Hebrew, Indian, Russian, Slavic, and Spanish) of the name Antonina (Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, English, and German). Nina is a classic favorite. At present it is still popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. Its usage peaked modestly in 1902 with 0.132% of baby girls being given the name Nina. Its ranking then was #145. The baby name has since experienced a fall in frequency, and it is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was 0.059% and its ranking #279. Among the group of girl names directly linked to Nina, the Czech, English, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, Breton, Catalan, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, and French Anna was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Nina's by 6 times. Baby names that sound like Nina include the English Neena, the English Neenah, the English Neneh, the English Niina, the Hebrew Naama, the Arabic Naima, the English Naimi, the Arabic Najwa, the Japanese Nami, the English, Spanish, and Japanese Nana, the Greek and Hawaiian Nani, the English and Scandinavian Nanna, the English Nanney, the German Nanni, the English Nanny, the English Naoma, the English Naomy, the Yoruban Nayo, the Yoruban Neema, and the Indian Neha. A famous person named Nina is Singer Nina Simone, born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, 21 February 1933 - 21 April 2003, Tryon, North Carolina. KEY: English pronunciation for Nina: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
