Nina Definition

pronoun
A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
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The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea.
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Origin of Nina

  • Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Нина (Nina), the name of a Georgian fourth century saint, 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.

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  • 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.

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Nina Sentence Examples

  • Did Nina make your dresses too?

  • It was the uniquely authoritative voice of Nina Simone, however, which succeeded in making I Loves You Porgy such a pivotal song.

  • Nina is well traveled, well educated, has a range of administrative skills and even speaks conversational Greek!

  • Nina waved a hand modestly.

  • In the ruins of a building, attached by him to the temple of Nina, terra-cotta bas-reliefs of the king and his sons have been found, as well as the heads of lions in onyx, which remind us of Egyptian work and onyx plates.

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Words Starting With

NNININ

Words Ending With

ANAINA

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nina

Words Starting With N and Ending With A

Starts With N & Ends With AStarts With NI & Ends With AStarts With N & Ends With NA

Word Length

4 Letter Words4 Letter Words Starting With N4 Letter Words Ending With A