Maina (name)

Maina is an Italian surname that belongs to the region of the Italian Alps.

Maina/Moyna/Mayna is a Assamese nickname (usually female). The term is also used as a call of endearment.

Maina is an Latvian language personal name, descended from the Finnish language Maini.^[1]

Notable people who share this name include:

Maina Gielgud (b. 1945), former British dancer and dance administrator
Maina wa Kinyatti (b. bef. 1982), Kenyan historian and former political prisoner
Maina Maaji Lawan (b. 1954), former governor of Borno State, Nigeria
Adamu Maina Waziri (b. 1952), Nigerian politician
James Maina Boi (1954–2004), former Kenyan runner
James Maina Kamau (b. bef. 2007), Kenyan politician
Charles Gitonga Maina (b. 1976), Kenyan actor
Leonard Mucheru Maina (b. 1978), Kenyan runner
Mohammed Maina (b. bef. 1984), former governor of Borno State, Nigeria
Pete Maina (b. 1963), American professional fisherman and personality
Soga Maina (b. 1978), American Samoan football player

Notes

^ Balodis, Pauls (August 2009). "Personal Names of Livonian Origin in Latvia: Past and Present". In Wolfgang Ahrens, Sheila Embleton, André Lapierre (eds.) (PDF). Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Toronto, Canada: York University. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-55014-521-2. http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10315/3615/icos23_105.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

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