# Medina
## English
### Alternative forms

* Al Madinah (for the city in Saudi Arabia)
* Madinah

### Etymology

* The province and city in Saudi Arabia is derived from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “the city”). Doublet of Mdina.
* The river and former borough on the Isle of Wight are derived from Old English Meðune (“the middle one”).
* The river and county in Texas are derived from the Spanish surname Medina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /məˈdinə/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Proper noun

Medina
* A province of Saudi Arabia.
* A city, the provincial capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.
* A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
* A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
* A community of Zorra Township, Ontario, Canada.
* A municipality and town in the Cundinamarca department, Colombia.
* A municipal district of San Cristóbal province, Dominican Republic.
* A river, the River Medina, flowing south to north through the centre of the Isle of Wight, England.
* A former borough of the Isle of Wight, England.
* A village in Tolna County, Hungary.
* A rural locality in Hurunui district, Canterbury, New Zealand; a short river named the Medina River is nearby.
* A municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines.
* A number of places in the United States:
** An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas.
** A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota.
** A village in Orleans County, New York.
** A tiny city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
** A city, the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, named for the city in Saudi Arabia.
** A small city in Gibson County, Tennessee.
** An unincorporated community in Bandera County, Texas.
** A census-designated place in Zapata County, Texas.
** A river, the Medina River, in south central Texas, which gives its name to Medina County.
** A small city in King County, Washington.
** An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
** A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
** An unincorporated community in the town of Dale, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
* A surname from Spanish.
* A female given name transferred from the surname.

#### Derived terms

* Medina County

#### See also

* medina

### References

* ↑ NZ Topo Map

### Anagrams

* Damien, Eidman, Maiden, Manide, Median, Midean, aidmen, demain, maenid, maiden, mained, median, meidan

## Albanian
### Proper noun

Medina f
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [məˈði.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [meˈði.na]

### Proper noun

Medina f
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)

### Proper noun

Medina m or f by sense
* a surname

#### Derived terms

* medinès

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From Spanish Medina. The municipality in Misamis Oriental is named after Medina-Sidonia in Spain.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na
* IPA: /meˈdina/ [meˈd̪i.n̪ɐ]

### Proper noun

Medina
* a surname from Spanish
* Medina (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)

## Czech
### Proper noun

Medina f (relational adjective medinský)
* (rare or archaic) Alternative form of Medína

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Medina”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Medina f (genitive Medina, plural Medinas)
* medina (old town in North African cities)

#### Declension
### Proper noun

Medina n (proper noun, strong, genitive Medinas)
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)

### Further reading

* “Medina” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “Medina” in Duden online
* “Medina (Stadtteil, Viertel, Gesamtheit)” in Duden online
* Medina on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmɛdinɒ]
* Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na
* Rhymes: -nɒ

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna, “Medina”, literally “the city”).

#### Proper noun

Medina
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina Region in western Saudi Arabia; the second-holiest city in Islam)

##### Derived terms

* medinai

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Medina
* A village in Tolna County, Hungary.

##### Derived terms

* medinai

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Almidīna
* Yathrēbum (pre-Islamic)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْمَدِينَة (al-madīna).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /meˈdiː.na/, [mɛˈd̪iːnä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /meˈdi.na/, [meˈd̪iːnä]

### Proper noun

Medīna f sg (genitive Medīnae); first declension
* (post-Classical) Medina (Arabic city in modern Saudi Arabia)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /meˈd͡ʒĩ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /meˈd͡ʒi.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɨˈdi.nɐ/ [mɨˈði.nɐ]
* Homophone: medina
* Hyphenation: Me‧di‧na

### Proper noun

Medina f
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)
* Medina (a municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil)

### Proper noun

Medina m or f
* a surname

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmeɟina]

### Proper noun

Medina f (genitive singular Mediny, declension pattern of žena)
* Medina (a city in Saudi Arabia)

### References

* “Medina”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meˈdina/ [meˈð̞i.na]
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Me‧di‧na

### Proper noun

Medina ?
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)
* a surname

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Medina.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /meˈdina/ [mɛˈd̪iː.n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Me‧di‧na

### Proper noun

Medina (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜇᜒᜈ)
* Medina (the capital city of the Medina region, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam)
* Medina (a municipality of Misamis Oriental, Philippines)
* a surname from Spanish

#### Statistics

* According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Medina is the 36th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 110,717 individuals.