Gender Feminine Usage Italian, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒiː.na/(Italian) /ˈd͡ʒiː.nə/(English) Meaning & History Short form of Georgina, Regina, Luigina and other names ending in gina. It can also be used as a diminutive of Virginia or Eugenia. It was popularized in the 1950s by Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (1927-2023), whose birth name was Luigina.