Gina

See also: gina, gína, and gín-á

English

Alternative forms

• Geena, Gena, Jena

Etymology

• (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgina.
• (name from Latin): Clipping of Regina.
• (name from Italian): Italian Gina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːnə/
• Rhymes: -iːnə

Proper noun

Gina (plural Ginas)

1. A female given name
   1. Diminutive of names ending in -gina
      1. A diminutive of the female given name Georgina, from Ancient Greek

         Coordinate term: George

      2. A diminutive of the female given name Regina, from Latin

         Coordinate term: Rex

   2. A female given name from Italian

      Coordinate term: Gino

2. A surname.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gina”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 45.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• Agin, Agni, Angi, Gain, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gain, gain-, inga

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Gina. Also short for Regina and Georgina.

Proper noun

Gina

1. a male given name from English

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gina.

Anagrams

• gani

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Gina

1. a diminutive of the female given name Regina

Italian

Proper noun

Gina f

1. a diminutive of the female given names Gia or Luigina, feminine equivalent Gino

Descendants

• English: Gina

Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of names ending in -gina, such as Georgina and Jørgina.

Proper noun

Gina

1. a female given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1615 females with the given name Gina living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Gina.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒina/ [ˈd͡ʒiː.nɐ]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: Gi‧na

Proper noun

Gina (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)

1. a female given name from English