Nina

Name Nina – origin and meaning

Nina is a female name.

Origin of Nina

Nina has a lot of origins. It is a Russian short form of Antonia or Anna, but also derives from the name Ninos, the founder of the Greek city Ninive. Another root of the name Nina is Saint Nino/Nina of Georgia. In Europe, Nina is a short form of names ending in “-ina”, e.g. Katharina, Nikolina, Alina.

Meaning of Nina

Nina has many meanings. In Greek it means “the pure”, in Spanish “little girl”, in Arabic “graceful”, in Chinese “beautiful flower”, in Indonesian “woman/girl”.