THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Nina
Nina is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Nina Girado, Niña Dolino. This snapshot links the name to 8 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Nina
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Niña Dolino
Filipino actress
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Nina Girado
Filipino singer (born 1980)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
8
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Nina Girado, Niña Dolino
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Nina in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Nina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Niña♀From niña.
- Aina♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kina♀Short form of Joaquina
- Lina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Nina?
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Explore Nina further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q1508902 — Nina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Nina Girado (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1508902 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Niña Dolino (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1508902 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Nina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.