Names Categorized "ends in -rina"

Alexandrina f Portuguese, Romanian, English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Alexandra. This was the first name of Queen Victoria; her middle name was Victoria.

Andrina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Andrew.

Arina f Russian
Russian variant of Irina.

Blerina f Albanian
Feminine form of Blerim.

Brina f Slovene
Feminine form of Brin.

Caderina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Katherine.

Caprina f Various (Rare)
From the name of the Italian island of Capri.

Carina 1 f English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Late Latin name derived from cara meaning "dear, beloved". This was the name of a 4th-century saint and martyr. It is also the name of a constellation in the southern sky, though in this case it means "keel" in Latin, referring to a part of Jason's ship the Argo.

Carina 2 f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
Variant of Karina.

Catarina f Portuguese, Occitan, Galician
Portuguese, Occitan and Galician form of Katherine.

Caterina f Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Katherine.

Catharina f Dutch, Swedish
Dutch and Swedish form of Katherine.

Catherina f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Cesarina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Cesare.

Chiarina f Italian
Diminutive of Chiara.

Corina f Romanian, Spanish, Portuguese, German
Romanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Corinna, as well as a German variant.

Corrina f English
Variant of Corinna.

Crina f Romanian
Derived from Romanian crin meaning "lily".

Dorina 1 f Romanian
Feminine form of Dorin.

Dorina 2 f Hungarian
Elaboration of Dóra.

Drina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Adriana or Alexandrina.

Ekaterina f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Katherine, and an alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Florina f Romanian, Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Florinus.

Hendrina f Dutch
Feminine form of Hendrik.

Honorina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Honorinus.

Irina f Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Georgian, Finnish, Estonian
Form of Irene in several languages.

Jekaterina f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Kaarina f Finnish
Finnish form of Katherine.

Kaltrina f Albanian
Possibly from Albanian kaltër meaning "blue, azure".

Karina f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Polish, German, Russian, English, Latvian, Spanish
Elaborated form of Karin.

Katarina f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Sorbian
Form of Katherine in several languages.

Katerina f Macedonian, Albanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
Macedonian and Albanian form of Katherine, a Russian short form of Yekaterina, a Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina, and a Greek variant of Aikaterine.

Katharina f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
German form of Katherine.

Katherina f English (Rare), German
Latinate form of Katherine. This is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).

Katrina f Scottish, English
Anglicized form of Caitrìona.

Korina f Greek
Modern Greek form of Corinna.

Marina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Nerina f Italian
Probably from Greek Νηρηΐδες (see Nereida). This name was used by Torquato Tasso for a character in his play Aminta (1573), and subsequently by Giacomo Leopardi in his poem Le Ricordanze (1829).

Norina f Italian
Italian diminutive of Nora 1.

Noyabrina f Russian (Rare)
Derived from Russian ноябрь (noyabr) meaning "November". It was coined by communist parents in order to commemorate the October Revolution of 1917, which according to the Gregorian calendar (not in use in Russia at the time) actually took place in November 1917.

Oktyabrina f Russian (Rare)
Derived from Russian октябрь (oktyabr) meaning "October". This name was created by communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names and commemorate the October Revolution of 1917.

Petrina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Petra.

Pierina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Piero.

Pietrina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Pietro.

Quirina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Quirinus.

Rina 1 f Italian, Dutch
Short form of Caterina or Catharina as well as other names ending in rina.

Rina 2 f Hebrew
Means "joy, singing" in Hebrew.

Rina 3 f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit रीण (rīṇa) meaning "melted".

Rina 4 f Japanese
From Japanese 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character, or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Sabrina f English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river, which is of unknown meaning. She appears as a water nymph in John Milton's masque Comus (1634).... [more]

Sarina f German, Dutch, English (Modern)
Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena.

Serina f English
Variant of Serena.

Severina f Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus.

Sorina f Romanian
Feminine form of Sorin.

Tarina f English (Rare)
Perhaps an elaborated form of Tara 1.

Trina f English
Short form of Katrina.

Victorina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Victorinus.

Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.

Zaharina f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Bulgarian and Macedonian feminine form of Zechariah.

Zarina f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.

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