Gina
English
Alternative forms
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)
- A female given name.
- Diminutive of names ending in -gina
- A diminutive of the female given name Georgina, from Ancient Greek.
- Coordinate term: George
- A diminutive of the female given name Regina, from Latin.
- Coordinate term: Rex
- A diminutive of the female given name Georgina, from Ancient Greek.
- A female given name from Italian.
- Coordinate term: Gino
- 2024 April 21, Nick Robertson, “Gina Raimondo says ‘we’ve outinnovated China’ amid chips war”, in The Hill[1]:
- Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring the U.S. has “outinnovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing.
- Diminutive of names ending in -gina
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gina”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 45.
- Forebears
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Gina. Also short for Regina and Georgina.
Proper noun
Gina
- a male given name from English
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Gina.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Gina
- a diminutive of the female given name Regina
Italian
Proper noun
Gina f
- 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
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1615 females with the given name Gina living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
Tagalog
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒina/ [ˈd͡ʒiː.n̪ɐ]
- IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈdjina/ [ˈd̪jiː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Gi‧na
Proper noun
Gina (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ)
- a female given name from English