Nina name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 18th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: Italian, Latin and Native-American

Usage: Arabic, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Tamil, Telugu, German, English, French, Italian, Russian, Indian, Polish, Swahili, Faroese, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali and Oriya

Pronunciation: nee-nah

Meaning: Love Hope, Lovely-eyed and Full of Grace

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What does Nina mean?
Variations of Nina
Nicknames for Nina
Middle Names for Nina
How popular is Nina?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Nina
Famous People Named Nina
Lists having Nina

What does Nina mean?

Commonly used in Russian, Indian, Greenlandic, Faroese, Italian, Polish, German, Finnish, Bengali, Danish, Norwegian, Kannada, Telugu, Sikh, Arabic, Swahili, French, Swedish, Oriya, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, English and Hindi durable and acclaimed, Nina aimed at both boys and girls, meaning of Nina is "Love Hope, Lovely-eyed or Full of Grace" is of American, Native, Italian and Latin origin.

Nina is an abridged form of Ann. Ann is variant form of cherished and biblical Anouk. Also Ann is form of hot and lofty Ansley. Ann is also a variant form of evergreen and eminent Anna.

Ann is also a variant form of evergreen and eminent Anne. Ann is form of Anna in English language. Eminent and Venerable Ann's origin is Hebrew, Old Greek and English, meaning of Ann is "Graceful, Grace and Friendly"..

Nina is Russian and Latin form of Аннинка, a Russian Shrtvrnt of Anna. The name is celebrated on December 15th or January 14th.

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How do I pronounce Nina?

You can pronounce the two syllabled name Nina as nee-nah. It can also be pronounced as n(i)-na.

Variants of Nina

Neenah, Nine, Nena, Magdalena, Ninamarie, Nenna, Alene, Madalene, Anna-Lena

Nicknames for Nina

Baby name Nina is already a short name but there are some nicknames to go along with it:

Names that rhyme with Nina

How popular is the name Nina?

a popular name in United States with over 127133 new-borns have been given the name since 1880. When at its peak in 1887, it ranked 114th when 1889 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

Additionally, the name has been in the top 500 baby names a staggering 139 times Also, Nina is a popular name in France given to over 39204 babies in 105 years.

Recently the moniker is on a rise, in 2011, 1950 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 25th position. Additionally, the given name has been in the top 50 baby names 13 times

Nina was a common name in England and Wales.

Over 5260 babies have been named Nina since 1996. When at its peak in 2018,. However after 23 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts but it is still in a strong position.

Also, Nina is common in Switzerland where over 3192 new-borns have been given the name since 1998. Currently the name is rising, in 2000, 309 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 10th position.

Moreover, the moniker has been to the top 10 baby names 1 times Also, A common name in Netherlands with over 1823 new-borns have been given the name since 2015. At present peaking at the charts, the moniker grabbed the 22nd spot and 395 baby girls were given the name.

Additionally, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 5 times Also, In Denmark, Nina was once a common name since emerging in 1993 it has been given to over 775 babies.

At the peak of its usage in 1994,. After 4 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. Additionally, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 4 times Also, Nina is a common name in Belgium given to over 5021 babies in 23 years.

Currently the moniker is on a rise, in 2014, it ranked 16th when 320 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

Nina is a familiar baby name in Ireland, it has been in use since 1972 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 106 on girl names chart when 58 babies were given the name Nina. Over 630 people have been named Nina in Ireland.

However things change on global perspective, Nina is extremely popular in Ukraine where every 1 in 80 have the name as well as in, Russia, Indonesia and Uzbekistan. Also the baby name is popular in Germany, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Burundi, Latvia, England, Norway, Central African Republic, Poland, Mozambique, Bolivia, Madagascar, India, Belarus, Tajikistan, Sweden, Finland, East Timor, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Slovenia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Canada, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan, Chad, Rwanda, Algeria, Lithuania, Austria, Ethiopia, Philippines, Ivory Coast, Australia, Ghana, Armenia and Cameroon.

As per our evaluation, over 2310000 people has been named Nina globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			319	1020
2017			321	1009
2016			309	1041
2015			299	1075
2014			295	1102

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Nina in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	15	10967	1353
	0	0	0	18343

Here's what numbers has to say about Nina

You like to go back to your past and fix your mistakes in your head. When it comes to friends, you are their rock and shoulder to cry. Relax, no one is forcing you to do things as other people do it. Good things don't just fall from the sky. You have to earn them. You know this. You don't take love very seriously. If letter A is your capstone in your name, you are romantic by nature. However, you are also interested in action.

Other names similar to Nina, for would be moms

Ummayyah - Girl name Ummayyah is mainly used in Sindhi and Arabic, Ummayyah means "A Narrator of Hadith or Narrator of Hadith"
Burayd - Burayd's meaning is A Companion of the Prophet (PBUH) or Cold is used mainly in Arabic and Sindhi is bestowed upon boys
Nurin - Used in Arabic and Malay, Nurin came from Arabic and Catalan, Nurin means "Of Light or Luminous" is used as a girl name
Sikandar - Majorly used in Sindhi, Malayalam and Marathi, Sikandar means "Sikander is Also the Persian or Hindustani Version of the Name Alexander or After Alexander the Great" is used for boys
Azim - Origin of Anomalous Azim is in Arabic is used principally in Sindhi and Arabic, meaning of Azim is "One of the Ninety-nine Names of God or Greatest" is a baby boy name

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Middle names for Nina

Here is a list of widely-accepted and latest middle names that go with the baby name Nina.

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Famous people named Nina

Nina de Vries, Dutch sexual assistant
Nina Serrano, American poet, writer, storyteller

Nina Gorlanova, modern short-story writer and novelist
Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American fantasy
Nina Byers, Vol
Nina Bang, Danish social democratic politician and historian
Nina Škottová,
Nina Anisimova, Russian triathlete
Nina Genke-Meller, Ukrainian-Russian avant-garde artist,, designer
Nina Antonia, English music journalist and author
Nina Makarova, Russian composer
Nina Solheim, Norwegian taekwondo practitioner
Nina Elias-Bamberger, Executive Producer of 'Dragon Tales' and other children's shows on PBS Kids Channel
Nina Liu, Australian actress of Chinese descent
Nina Cassian, Romanian poet, translator, journalist
Nina Kosterina, Soviet partisan

Nina Keogh, Canadian puppet builder
Nina Rocheva, former Soviet cross-country skier
Nina Skeime, former Norwegian cross country skier
Nina Baden-Semper, British actress of Trinidadian descent
Nina Barka, prominent naive artist
Nina Yefimova, reporter for 'Vozrozhdeniye'
Nina Axelrod, American actress
Nina Lemesh, Ukrainian biathlete
Nina Stanger, prominent barrister in London during the 1960s
Nina Lundström, Sweden-Finnish Liberal People's Party politician
Nina Quartero, American actress whose career spanned from 1929–43
Nina Vance, founder and first artistic director of the Alley Theatre
Nina Berman, American documentary photographer
Nina Myskow, Scottish journalist and television personality

Nina Fisheva, Head of the State Cinema and Photo Archives of Azerbaijan
Nina Raine, English theatre director and playwright
Nina Frances Layard, English poet, prehistorian
Nina Bouraoui, wikipedia
Nina Lobova, former Soviet/Ukrainian handball player
Nina Matviyenko, a Ukrainian singer, People's Artist of Ukraine
Nina Campbell, English interior designer and businesswoman
Nina Bari, Soviet mathematician
Nina Fedoroff, American molecular biologist
Nina Hamnett,
Nina Simone, American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger
Nina Hagen, German singer, songwriter, and actress
Nina Wang, 29 September 1936 – 3 April 2007) was Asia's richest woman
Nina Douglas-Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton, British peeress and animal activist

Nina Persson, lead singer and lyricist of the Swedish pop group The Cardigans
Nina Repeta, American actress best
Nina Gordon, American singer-songwriter
Nina Sky, in Puerto Rico)
Nina Grieg, Danish–Norwegian lyric soprano
Nina Kulagina, Russian woman who claimed to have psychic powers
Nina Brosh, Israeli fashion model