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Catherina where I live, also Hendrina. Very frequent among the elderly! So it doesn't zing or jingle for me, and I would be surprised to encounter it as a name in its own right - I've only seen it once as a full name.

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ETA: Also Irina I suppose, though I've only ever seen that as a complete form, no nicks.

This message was edited 7/4/2014, 2:58 AM

I think it's a common name in Japan, but I don't know what it means in Japanese. It's an OK nickname for Caterina or Regina. Or maybe Marina?
I don't like Rina as it is. It makes me think of all the words beginning with "rhino", which, in turn, makes me think of tonsilitis and sneezes. ;)

Rina is a very common name where I live, though not, probably, for anyone under age 45. Here, it's not a nickname, but a stand-alone.

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It's sometimes given as a female honouring name for the man's name Rino.(Ree-no, not Ry-no, like the big African beast).

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To me, it's too common,but that's a very local reaction.

It is a very pretty name, but I see it as a nickname for:

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Caterina
Catherina
Catrina
Catriona
Carina
Katarina
Katrina
Karina
Katherina
Marina

This message was edited 7/3/2014, 9:41 AM

I don't mind Rina, it's no more nicknamish than Ria or Tina, and both are common as full names here. I know two Rinas, one is a nickname for Katarina, the other is a full name.

I just picture an old, leathery woman with a smoker's voice sitting at the slot machines all day.

a couple from our church have adopted a little girl named Rina and I really like it. I think it would be cute as a nn for Katrina but Regina is nice too. I like it on its own as well. other names that could work would be Corina?

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Nay. I want to stick something in the front of it.

Renal failure is all I can think of.

It seems like half a name, and most of the names I can think of that it could be a nickname for are so much nicer. Marina, Karina, Regina? All way better than Rina.

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I do like Raina/Rayna/Reyna.