Doina (first name)
Doina is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name comes from the Romanian doină , which means folk song .
Well-known namesake (selection)
- Doina Bumbea (1950 – possibly 1997), Romanian artist
- Doina Cornea (1929–2018), Romanian dissident and human rights activist
- Doina Ignat (* 1968), Romanian rower
- Doina Melinte (* 1956), Romanian athlete
- Doina Pană (* 1957), Romanian politician
- Doina Rotaru (* 1951), Romanian composer
- Doina Weber (* 1956), German theater and film actress
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Doina. Retrieved April 17, 2019 .