Little bit better than boring looking Ana, but similar looking Ida sounds more stronger and mature. Ina is simple name, no good and no bad, just alright.
My real name is Angelina but literally everyone I know refers me to as Ina (EE-na). I love my name because it's simple and unique. Like how many people have you met named Ina? Probably not more than one. One of the only annoying things about it is that people constantly pronounce it "I-na" with the long I. No offense, but I don't really like Ina with the long I because it sounds unnatural and too serious. I know I'm pretty late compared to other comments but I just wanted to see what other people think of it and put out my opinion. Happy New Years btw! :)
My name is Ina, pronounced I-NA. I was named after my grandmother, who lived in Southeastern Kentucky. As a child I did not like the name (I could not locate a key chain with my name on it, Lol!) But I learned to appreciate the name as I got older. I love my name! I get all types of pronunciations like, E-NA, Tina, Nina, Ida, Anna... I don't mind. I answer to them all!
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I think this is one of the few short names that can stand alone and be beautiful. Ina Garden is one of my favorite chefs on food network!
Ina (pronounced I-na) was my great grandmother's name. She did not like it, but I do because I associate it with her. Their family did not like nicknames, so they gave their children names that were already short. It didn't always work of course. My grandmother Rae got called Pinky by friends because of her red hair.