MEANING & HISTORY
What does Reina mean?
Reina has a direct Spanish word-name account meaning queen. A separate Yiddish-derived account uses rein, clean or pure.
The saved Spanish dictionary explicitly connects its personal-name sense with the ordinary queen word. These are distinct histories despite identical Latin letters. The name’s meaning should therefore be tied to the relevant language rather than combining both into pure queen.
Neither lexical account establishes the bearer’s rank, religious identity, or personal character.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A female given name, variant of Reyna.
SpanishEtymology & source
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 Reina
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
Reina Bonta
Filipino footballer
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
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Reina Bonta
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Reina in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Reina
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
- Regina♀Queen
- Rina♀Short form of names ending in rina
- Alina♀Short form of Adelina, Albina, or other -alina names
- China♀English word-name associated with porcelain or the country
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Form of Dinah; also a short name in other languages
- Gina♀Short form of Georgina, Regina, and other -gina names
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
What rhymes with Reina?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Reina further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q18324380 — Reina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Reina Bonta (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18324380 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Reina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Reina (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — Reina-1 (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.
- Behind the Name — Reina-2 (opens in a new tab)
Consulted account of the name’s formation, relevant root elements, or explicitly linked base name.