Aina
See also: Appendix:Variations of "aina"
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Aina f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ann
Finnish
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Swedish speaking Finns in 1839. Generally interpreted as a variant of Aino. Not related to aina (“always”), to which the resemblance is a coincidence.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ai‧na
- Hyphenation(key): Ai‧na
Proper noun
Aina
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Popular in Finland (among Finnish and Swedish speakers) in the end of the 19th century.
Declension
| Inflection of Aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aina | Ainat | |
| genitive | Ainan | Ainojen | |
| partitive | Ainaa | Ainoja | |
| illative | Ainaan | Ainoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Aina | Ainat | |
| accusative | nom. | Aina | Ainat |
| gen. | Ainan | ||
| genitive | Ainan | Ainojen Ainain rare | |
| partitive | Ainaa | Ainoja | |
| inessive | Ainassa | Ainoissa | |
| elative | Ainasta | Ainoista | |
| illative | Ainaan | Ainoihin | |
| adessive | Ainalla | Ainoilla | |
| ablative | Ainalta | Ainoilta | |
| allative | Ainalle | Ainoille | |
| essive | Ainana | Ainoina | |
| translative | Ainaksi | Ainoiksi | |
| abessive | Ainatta | Ainoitta | |
| instructive | — | Ainoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Aina is the 652nd (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 393 female individuals (and as a middle name to 493 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
Aina
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1915. From aina (“view, sight”). Possibly also borrowed from Finnish Aina.
Proper noun
Aina f
- a female given name
Usage notes
- Popular in Latvia during 1925-1950.
Related terms
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Aina was the only given name of 6264 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Aina, recorded in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Aina
- a female given name
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Aina, first recorded as a name of Swedish speaking Finns in 1839, in Sweden in 1845.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Aina c (genitive Ainas)
- a female given name
- 1845, Zachris Topelius, Ljungblommor:
- Sjungit dem för Ellis glädje / Och för Ainas aftontankar
- Sung them for Elli's joy / And for Aina's evening thoughts
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- ااِنَ
- Àyọ̀nná
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.ì.nã́/
Proper noun
Àìná
- a female given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to girls born with a nuchal cord