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 [ 2 syll. ti-na, tin-a ] The girl name Tina is pronounced TIYNah KEY. Tina's language of origin is Latin, Old Greek, and Germanic, and it is used largely in the English, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Greek, Russian, Frisian, Italian, and Slavic languages. The name developed as a short form of names with the ending '-tina', most notably Christina. Variations of the name include the English and Spanish Latina, the English Taina, the Finnish and Scandinavian Tiina, and the Dutch and German Tine. In addition, Tina is a Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Russian variation of the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christine. Tina is also a Frisian and German variation of the English Katherine. Tina is also a variation of the English Quintella. Tina is also an English and Scandinavian pet form of the German Augustina. Tina is also a Greek variation of the English and French Constance. Tina is also an English and Scandinavian pet form of the Spanish, Czech, English, and German Martina. Tina is also a Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Russian short form of the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina and a Frisian and German short form of the Estonian and German Katharina. Other forms of Tina include the pet form Tineke (Dutch), and the variant spellings Teena (English and Iranian), Tena (English), and Tinah (English). See also the related forms, the English, German, Italian, and Portuguese Albertina, the Italian and German Bettina. Tina is unusual as a baby name for girls. Its usage peaked in 1968 with 0.864% of baby girls being given the name Tina. It ranked at #18 then. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is used only on a very light scale now. In 2008, among the group of girl names directly linked to Tina, the English Katherine was the most popular. The name Tina has mostly been a girl name, although it has also been given to boys in the past century. In 1967, the name Tina was given to 258 times more girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Tina include the English and Iranian Teena, the Finnish and Scandinavian Tiina, the English Tahnee, the name Taima, the English Taina, the English and Russian Tama, the English Tamaa, the English and Japanese Tami, the English Tamie, the English Tamma, the English Tammi, the English Tammie, the English Tammy, the English Tamy, the Indian Tanaya, the Japanese, English, and Hausa Tani, the English, Italian, and Romanian Tania, the English and Russian Tanya, the English Tatum, and the English Tauna. Details of famous persons named Tina: KEY: Pronunciation for Tina: T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
