# Nina
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Ни́на (Nína), 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.
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, daughter of American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld; her name was often concealed in his drawings.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniːnə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːnə

### Proper noun

Nina
* A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
** 1990, Sue Miller, Family Pictures, Harper & Row, →ISBN, pages 5, 25:The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sarah. Clearly by that time they had run out of gas. "Nina. Such a pretty, old-fashioned name. I hope you don't mind my saying that." "No; I'm glad you think so."
* The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea.

#### Derived terms

* nina
* Nina from Pasadena

#### Related terms

* Ninotchka

#### Translations
### Noun

Nina (plural Ninas)
* A hidden message in a cryptic crossword, revealed when the solution has been filled in.
** 2013, Alan Connor, Two Girls, One on Each Knee: The Puzzling, Playful World of the Crossword:Ninas are also a way for setters to flex their muscles.

### Anagrams

* Inna, inna, Nain, nain, nani, Nian

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɲɪna]

### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Nina

#### Declension
## Danish
### Proper noun

Nina c
* a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Nina: Ninuson
* daughter of Nina: Ninudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* Niina

### Etymology

From Russian Ни́на (Nína).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈni(ː)nɑ/, [ˈni(ː)nɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -inɑ
* Hyphenation: Ni‧na

### Proper noun

Nina
* a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Nina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ninani
Ninani
accusative
nom.
Ninani
Ninani
gen.
Ninani
genitive
Ninani
Ninojeni Ninaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Ninaani
Ninojani
inessive
Ninassani
Ninoissani
elative
Ninastani
Ninoistani
illative
Ninaani
Ninoihini
adessive
Ninallani
Ninoillani
ablative
Ninaltani
Ninoiltani
allative
Ninalleni
Ninoilleni
essive
Ninanani
Ninoinani
translative
Ninakseni
Ninoikseni
abessive
Ninattani
Ninoittani
instructive
comitative
—Ninoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ninasi
Ninasi
accusative
nom.
Ninasi
Ninasi
gen.
Ninasi
genitive
Ninasi
Ninojesi Ninaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Ninaasi
Ninojasi
inessive
Ninassasi
Ninoissasi
elative
Ninastasi
Ninoistasi
illative
Ninaasi
Ninoihisi
adessive
Ninallasi
Ninoillasi
ablative
Ninaltasi
Ninoiltasi
allative
Ninallesi
Ninoillesi
essive
Ninanasi
Ninoinasi
translative
Ninaksesi
Ninoiksesi
abessive
Ninattasi
Ninoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Ninoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ninamme
Ninamme
accusative
nom.
Ninamme
Ninamme
gen.
Ninamme
genitive
Ninamme
Ninojemme Ninaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Ninaamme
Ninojamme
inessive
Ninassamme
Ninoissamme
elative
Ninastamme
Ninoistamme
illative
Ninaamme
Ninoihimme
adessive
Ninallamme
Ninoillamme
ablative
Ninaltamme
Ninoiltamme
allative
Ninallemme
Ninoillemme
essive
Ninanamme
Ninoinamme
translative
Ninaksemme
Ninoiksemme
abessive
Ninattamme
Ninoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Ninoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ninanne
Ninanne
accusative
nom.
Ninanne
Ninanne
gen.
Ninanne
genitive
Ninanne
Ninojenne Ninainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Ninaanne
Ninojanne
inessive
Ninassanne
Ninoissanne
elative
Ninastanne
Ninoistanne
illative
Ninaanne
Ninoihinne
adessive
Ninallanne
Ninoillanne
ablative
Ninaltanne
Ninoiltanne
allative
Ninallenne
Ninoillenne
essive
Ninananne
Ninoinanne
translative
Ninaksenne
Ninoiksenne
abessive
Ninattanne
Ninoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Ninoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Ninansa
Ninansa
accusative
nom.
Ninansa
Ninansa
gen.
Ninansa
genitive
Ninansa
Ninojensa Ninainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Ninaansa
Ninojaan Ninojansa
inessive
Ninassaan Ninassansa
Ninoissaan Ninoissansa
elative
Ninastaan Ninastansa
Ninoistaan Ninoistansa
illative
Ninaansa
Ninoihinsa
adessive
Ninallaan Ninallansa
Ninoillaan Ninoillansa
ablative
Ninaltaan Ninaltansa
Ninoiltaan Ninoiltansa
allative
Ninalleen Ninallensa
Ninoilleen Ninoillensa
essive
Ninanaan Ninanansa
Ninoinaan Ninoinansa
translative
Ninakseen Ninaksensa
Ninoikseen Ninoiksensa
abessive
Ninattaan Ninattansa
Ninoittaan Ninoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Ninoineen Ninoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Nina is the 43rd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 14,897 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,048 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* Anni, nain

## French
### Etymology

Associated with Ninette and Ninon, French pet forms of Jeannine, Jeanne.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ni.na/

### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name

### Anagrams

* nain

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈniːna]
* Audio (Austria):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Ni‧na

### Proper noun

Nina
* a female given name, popular since the 1980s

## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in early 20th century. From Russian Ни́на (Nína).

### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name
* A transliteration of the Russian female given name Ни́на (Nína)

#### Related terms

* Ņina

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Nina was the only given name of 969 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Russian Ни́на (Nína), and from given names ending in -nina/-nine.

### Proper noun

Nina
* a female given name popular in the 1960s and the 1970s

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 778 females with the given name Nina living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

## Polish
### Etymology

Uncertain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɲi.na/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ina
* Syllabification: Ni‧na

### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name, equivalent to English Nina

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Nina in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ни́на (Nína), from Georgian ნინო (nino).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnĩ.nɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈnĩ.nɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈni.na/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈni.nɐ/

### Proper noun

Nina f
* a female given name from Russian, equivalent to English Nina

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɲina/

### Proper noun

Nina f (genitive singular Niny, nominative plural Niny, declension pattern of žena)
* a female given name

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “Nina”, 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

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Nina c (genitive Ninas)
* a female given name popular in the 1970s and the 1980s

### Anagrams

* -inna, nian