Tina

**Tina** is a common female given name. It originates from Old English *Tyne*/*Tyna*/*Tina*, meaning *river*. It is also a diminutive for names such as Albertina, Bettina, Christina, Christine, Kristina, Martina, Valentina, etc. Its masculine counterpart is Tino. In Finland and Estonia, the name is written as **Tiina**.

In the Russian language, Tina (Ти́на) is a diminutive of the male first names Aventin and Avgustin and the female first names Aventina and Avgustina.

## People

* Tina Ambani, (born 1957), Indian film actress
* Tina Arena (born 1967), Australian singer
* Tina Campbell (born 1974), American singer from the contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary
* Tina Brown, journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author
* Tina Cole, actress in *My Three Sons*
* Tina Connelly, Canadian track and field athlete
* Tina Cullen, English field hockey forward
* Tina Dutta, Indian actress
* Tina Fey, American writer and actress
* Tina Guo (born 1985), Chinese-American cellist and erhuist
* Tina Weymouth, American bass player Talking Heads
* Tina Harris, American R'n'B singer
* Tina Huang, American actress
* Tina Ivanović, Serbian pop-folk singer
* Tiina Kankaanpää (born 1976), Finnish discus thrower
* Tina Kover, American translator
* Tina Livanos, daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Livanos
* Tina Louise, actress on *Gilligan's Island*
* Teena Marie, (1956-2010), American singer
* Tina Majorino, American actress
* Tina Maze, (born 1983), Slovenian alpine skier
* Tina McKenzie, (born 1974), Australian wheelchair basketball player
* Tina Peters, German field hockey player
* Tina Poitras, (born 1970), Canadian race walker
* Tina Rättyä, Finnish heptathlete
* Tina Smith, American politician
* Tina Sugandh, singer
* Tina Turner, singer
* Tina Weirather, Liechtenstein alpine skier
* Tina Yuzuki, AV Idol
* Tina Yothers, former child star
* Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer

## Fictional characters

* Christina Gray, a character in *A Nightmare on Elm Street* (1984)
* Teletina, the mascot of Teletoon from 1999 to 2007
* Tina, played by Jessica Zucha on *Barney and Friends*
* Tina Armstrong, a character from the fighting video game series *Dead or Alive*
* Tina Belcher, a character from FOX's animated sitcom, *Bob’s Burgers*
* Tina Branford, a fictional character from the *Final Fantasy* series; main character of *Final Fantasy VI (6)*
* Tina Fran, a character from the show *SpongeBob SquarePants*
* Tina Carlyle, a character in the 1994 film *The Mask*
* Tina Carter, a fictional character from the British soap opera, *EastEnders*
* Tina Cassidy, codenamed “Mainframe” in the animated series *C.O.P.S.*
* Tina Cohen-Chang, a character from *Glee*
* Tina Hopkins, a fictional character from the British soap opera, *EastEnders*
* Tina Kennard, a character on *The L Word*
* Tina Lombardi, a character in the 2004 film *A Very Long Engagement*
* Tina Lord, a character from the American soap *One Life to Live*
* Tina McIntyre, a fictional character from the popular British soap opera, *Coronation Street*
* Tina Martin, a character from *Bibi Blocksberg* and its spinoff *Bibi & Tina*
* Tina Reilly, a fictional character from the British soap opera, *Hollyoaks*
* Tina Rex, a character from The Amazing World of Gumball
* Tina Teaspoon, part of the Spoon family from UK children’s TV series *Button Moon*
* Tina, a character from *Tina's Pals* and *Monica's Gang*