Inna

Inna is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The name Inna was originally a male given name and corresponds to one of the three Christian martyrs Inna, Rimma and Pinna, who were canonized in the 2nd century AD. Inna's name days according to the Orthodox name calendar are February 2 and July 3, according to the Catholic name calendar January 20 and June 20. It is also derived as a short form from the name Inanna, which can be traced back to the Sumerian goddess Inanna and thus has a very profound history. Nowadays the name is given almost exclusively as a female first name and is more likely to be found in Eastern European language areas due to the unfamiliar pronunciation. The correct stress is on the final syllable "-na" and not on the first syllable "In-" as with the name Ina.

The meaning of the name is not clearly determined. In ancient Greek, the name is derived as a short form of Innocentia and thus has the meaning "the innocent". The old Latin meaning of the name Inna is translated as "fast river" or "bubbling water".

Well-known namesake

• Inna (singer) (* 1986), Romanian singer
• Inna Kristianne Beza Palacios (* 1994), Filipino national soccer player
• Inna Bohoslowska (* 1960), Ukrainian politician
• Inna Burdutschenko (1939–1960), Soviet actress
• Inna Wassiljewna Deriglasowa (* 1990), Russian foil fencer
• Inna Dobruskina (1933–2014), Russian-Israeli paleontologist
• Inna Eftimowa (* 1988), Bulgarian athlete
• Inna Frolowa (* 1965), Ukrainian rower
• Inna Ganschow (* 1974), German scientist, author and journalist of Russian origin
• Inna Alexandrovna Gomes (* 1970), Russian film actress and photo model
• Inna Janowskaja (* 1976), Ukrainian chess player
• Inna Evsejewa (* 1964), Ukrainian middle-distance runner
• Inna Kaschyna (* 1991), Ukrainian walker
• Inna Grigoryevna Kassimowa (* 1976), Russian biathlete
• Inna Kowalenko (* 1962), Soviet table tennis player
• Inna Alexandrovna Lassowskaja (* 1969), Russian triple jumper
• Inna Modja (* 1984), Malian singer and model
• Inna Ohniwez (* 1962), Ukrainian lawyer and diplomat
• Inna Osipenko-Radomska (* 1982), Azerbaijani canoeist
• Inna Rose (* 1958), Estonian and Soviet sports shooter
• Inna Ryschych (* 1985), Ukrainian triathlete
• Inna Valeryevna Ryskal (* 1944), Soviet volleyball player
• Inna Jurjewna Schelannaja (* 1965), Russian singer
• Inna Scheschkil (* 1971), Kazakh and later Belarusian biathlete
• Inna Shevchenko (* 1990), activist of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN
• Inna Șupac (* 1984), Moldovan politician (Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova)
• Inna Suprun (* 1983), Ukrainian biathlete
• Inna Evgenjewna Suslina (* 1979), Russian handball player
• Inna Michailowna Tschurikowa (* 1943), Russian actress
• Inna Tutukina (* 1986), Ukrainian professional triathlete
• Inna Weit (* 1988), German athlete
• Inna Zlidnis (* 1990), Estonian soccer player

See also

• Ina (first name)
• (848) Inna , asteroid

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Inna, Rimma and Pinna
2. ↑ Inanna
3. ↑ Beate Varnhorn: Bertelsmann, The large lexicon of first names . Wissenmedia Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3-577-07694-4 ( google.de [accessed on May 1, 2020]).
4. ↑ The first Russian saints Inna, Pinna and Rimma. The holy martyrs inna, pinna and rimma. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .