Tina_(given_name)

Tina (given name)

Tina (given name)

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For other uses, see Tina.

Tina is a female given name. It is diminutive for names such as Albertina, Bettina, Christina, Christine, Kristina, Martina, Valentina, Faustina, etc. Its masculine counterpart is Tino or Tin. In Finland and Estonia, the name is written as Tiina. The word itself may have originated from Old English Tyne/Tyna/Tina, meaning river.

In the Russian language, Tina (Ти́на) is a diminutive of the male first names Aventin[1] and Avgustin[2] and the female first names Christina (given name), Alevtina (given name) (also shortened as "Alya", though "Alexandra" is often shortened the same way) Aventina[1] and Avgustina.[2]

In the Arabic language, Tina (تينة) is a word that means "fig",[3] it's sometimes used as a name but it's not very popular in the arab world.

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Petrovsky, p. 34
  2. [2]
    Petrovsky, p. 32
  3. [3]
    "الاسماء العربية | معنى الاسم تينة". new.sakhnin.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

Sources

  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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