Reina (name)
Reina ( Yiddish : רײנאַ; Japanese : 怜 奈) is a female given name and a family name .
Origin and meaning
The first name used in Yiddish is derived from Yiddish רײן (pure) and means clean, pure . One variant is Rayna.
In Spanish , the first name means queen . Variants are Regina , Reyes and Reyna.
In Japanese, the first name is derived from the Kanji怜 (rei) for wise and the phonetic symbol 奈 (na). The name can also be formed from other Kanji combinations.
Well-known namesake
First name
- Reina King (* 1975), American actress
- Reina Roffé (* 1951), Argentine writer and journalist
- Reina Tanaka (* 1989), member of the Japanese girl group Morning Musume
- Reina Torres de Araúz (1932–1982), Panamanian anthropologist and ethnographer
family name
- Antonio Manuel Reina (* 1981), Spanish athlete
- Carlos Roberto Reina (1926–2003), Honduran politician, President 1994 to 1998
- Casiodoro de Reina († 1594), Spanish theologian
- Francisco Javier de Reina (1762–1815), Spanish officer and politician
- Gaetano Reina (1889–1930), Italian-American mafioso
- Giuseppe Reina (* 1972), German soccer player
- Helene Countess von Reina (1835–1860), wife of Prince Friedrich Günther von Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
- José María Reina Andrade (1860–1947), Guatemalan politician, President 1931
- José María Reina Barrios (1854–1898), Guatemalan politician, president from 1892 to 1898
- Josef della Reina (1418–1472), Jewish enthusiast in Galilee
- Juana Reina (1925–1999), Spanish actress and singer
- Loris Reina (* 1980), French football player
- Miguel Reina (* 1946), Spanish football player
- Pepe Reina ( José Manuel Reina Páez ; * 1982), Spanish soccer goalkeeper
- Rafael Reina (* 1961), Dutch composer
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (2). Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (1). Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Reina (3). Retrieved May 21, 2019 .