MEANING & HISTORY
What does Robina mean?
Robina is a documented feminine form of Robin. Robin began as a familiar form of Robert, the Germanic bright-fame name, and later became associated with the bird.
Robina’s formation is the personal-name extension with a, not a new word for the bird. Historical Scottish use is part of its transmission, without implying that all present bearers have Scottish ancestry.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
a female given name
Wiktionary: Robina (Cebuano) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
A female given name.
Wiktionary: Robina (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Robina 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 Robina
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
- Robin♂♀Old French familiar form of Robert; also a bird name
- Jolina♀Namesake formation associated with Jolina Magdangal
- Korina♀Maiden, through Greek Corinna
- Lorina♀Laurina variant or form related to Lorenz
- Nolina·Botanical name honouring the botanist P.-C. Nolin
- Regina♀Queen
- Reina♀Queen in Spanish; pure in a separate Yiddish account
- Rina♀Short form of names ending in rina
What rhymes with Robina?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Robina (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Robina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Robina (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Behind the Name: robina (opens in a new tab)
Independent onomastic comparison and qualifications to the proposed origin.
- Wiktionary: Robin (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.
- Wiktionary: Robert (opens in a new tab)
Explicit lexical or parent-name step in the described formation.