Tina (given name)
Tina is a common female given name. It originates from Old English Tyne/Tyna/Tina, meaning river. It is also a diminutive for names such as Bettina, Christina, Christine, Martina, Valentina, etc. Its masculine counterpart is Tino. In Finland and Estonia, the name is often written as Tiina.
In the Russian language, Tina (Ти́на) is a diminutive of the male first names Aventin[1] and Avgustin[2] and the female first names Aventina[1] and Avgustina.[2]
The name is shared by the following people:
- Tina Ambani, (born 1957), Indian film actress
- Tina Arena (born 1967), Australian singer
- Tina Campbell (born 1974), American singer from the contemporary gospel duo Mary Mary
- Tina Brown, journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author
- Tina Cole, actress in My Three Sons
- Tina Connelly, Canadian track and field athlete
- Tina Cullen, English field hockey forward
- Tina Dayton, American streamer for Twitch.tv and girlfriend of Rooster Teeth's Ray Narvaez Jr
- Tina Dutta, Indian actress
- Tina Fey, American writer and actress
- Tina Weymouth, American bass player Talking Heads
- Tina Harris, American R'n'B singer
- Tiina Kankaanpää (born 1976), Finnish discus thrower
- Tina Kover, American translator
- Tina Livanos, daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Livanos
- Tina Louise, actress on Gilligan's Island
- Teena Marie, (1956-2010), American singer
- Tina Maze, (born 1983), Slovenian alpine skier
- Tina McKenzie, (born 1974), Australian wheelchair basketball player
- Tina Peters, German field hockey player
- Tina Poitras, (born 1970), Canadian race walker
- Tina Rättyä, Finnish heptathlete
- Tina Sugandh, singer
- Tina Turner, singer
- Tina Yuzuki, AV Idol
- Tina Yothers, former child star
- Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer
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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