Rina (given name)

Rina
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Japanese, Sanskrit, Hebrew
Meaning	Japanese: Different meanings depending on the kanji used Hindi: "melted" Hebrew: "song, joy"
Region of origin	Japan

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Rina is a feminine given name with multiple origins. It may be a shortened familiar version of the names Irina, Irena, Irene, Regina, Sarena, Karina, Serena, Sabrina or others. It is also a feminine name in the Sanskrit language meaning "melted" or "dissolved", and is also a Hebrew name meaning "song; joy".^[1] The name Rina is also a Russian hypocoristic for Ekaterina and is a feminine given name of Japanese origins, where it was proportionately used the most in the twentieth century.

Actresses

• Rina Aizawa (逢沢 りな, born 1991), Japanese actress and gravure idol
• Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈, born 1985), Japanese actress
• Rina Koike (小池 里奈, born 1993), Japanese actress and idol
• Rina Nagasaki (長崎 莉奈, born 1987), Japanese gravure idol
• Rina Misaki, female Japanese voice actress and singer
• Rina Morelli (1908-1976), an Italian film and stage actress
• Rina Nakanishi (中西 里菜, born 1988), Japanese singer, AV idol, and former member of the idol pop group AKB48
• Rina Satō (佐藤 利奈, born 1981), Japanese actress and singer
• Rina Uchiyama (内山 理名, born 1981), Japanese actress and idol
• Rina Zelyonaya (1902-1991), Soviet actress and singer
• Ita Rina (1907-1979), Yugoslav actress

Athletes

• Rina Hill (born 1969), Australian/British athlete
• Rina Thieleke (born 1987), German ice dancer
• Puspitasari Rina Dewi (born 1985), Indonesian athlete who competes in archery

Art and literature

• Rina Banerjee (born 1963), Indian-American artist
• Rina Brundu (born 1968), Italian writer and author of the novel Tana di Volpe
• Rina Lasnier (1915-1997), Canadian, Québécoise poet

Musicians and singers

• Rina Aiuchi (愛内 里菜, born 1980), former J-pop singer, songwriter, and producer
• Rina Chikano (近野 莉菜, born 1993), member of the J-pop idol group AKB48
• Rina Chinen (知念 里奈, born 1981), Japanese entertainer, model, TV actress, and former singer
• Rina Ketty (1911-1996), French chanteuse
• Rina Suzuki (鈴木理菜, born 1991), Japanese musician, drummer, and vocalist of the all-female pop rock band SCANDAL

Other persons

• Rina Chibany (born 1991), Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant
• Rina Mimoun, American television writer and producer who has written for many popular shows such as Dawson's Creek, and Gilmore Girls
• Rina Mor (born 1956), the first Israeli Miss Universe winner
• Rina Schenfeld (born 1938), Israeli choreographer and dancer

Fictional characters

• Rina (Guitar Hero), a character in the video game Guitar Hero World Tour
• Rina Lazarus, one of the two main characters in the Decker/Lazarus novels
• Rina, the female protagonist of A Jewish Girl in Shanghai
• Rina (Suikoden), character in the console role-playing game Suikoden II
• Rina Tōin (洞院 リナ), a character from the anime an manga series Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

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