Rina (first name)
Rina ( Hebrew : רִינָה, Hindi / Marathi : रीना, Japanese : 莉奈, 里 菜, 莉 菜, 里 奈 and others) is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name means joy / singing in Hebrew . One variant is rinat .
In Dutch and Italian it is a short form of Caterina , Catharina or other names ending in rina . Other variants are Marinella (Italian) and Cato, Ina, Katinka , Rini, Riny , Tina and Tineke (Dutch).
The Indian name probably comes from the Sanskrit element रीण (rina), which means melted . One variant is Reena .
The Japanese name comes from the Japanese 莉 (ri) for white jasmine or 里 (ri) for village , combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic symbol, or 菜 (na) for vegetables / greens . Other Kanji combinations are possible.
Well-known namesake
- Rina Aiuchi (* 1980), Japanese J-Pop singer and designer
- Rina De Liguoro (1892–1966), Italian pianist and actress
- Rina Franchetti (1907-2010), Italian actress
- Rina Ronja Kari (* 1985), Danish politician
- Rina Ketty (1911–1996), French chanson singer
- Rina Lazo (* 1923), Guatemalan painter and graphic artist active in Mexico
- Rina Marsa (1904– ??), Russian-born actress in German film
- Rina Mitsuhashi (* 1990), Japanese biathlete
- Rina Morelli (1908–1976), Italian theater and film actress
- Rina Mor-Goder (* 1956), Israeli beauty queen
- Rina Matsuno (1998–2017), Japanese singer and actress
- Rina Nabeshima (* 1993), Japanese athlete
- Rina Rolinski (* 1978), German soccer player
- Rina Wassiljewna Seljonaja (1901–1991), Soviet theater and film actress
- Rina Takeda (* 1991), Japanese actress
- Rina Thieleke (* 1987), German ice dancer
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rina (2). Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rina (1). Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rina (3). Retrieved May 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Rina (4). Retrieved May 5, 2019 .