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Nina¹
- /ˈniːnə/
Rhymes with -iːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Ни́на (Nína), the name of a Georgian saint in the fourth century, also known as Nino, of obscure origin and meaning, possibly connected with the Assyrian king Ninus. Others are of an Italian short form of diminutives like Annina from Anna and Giovannina from Giovanna.
Phonologically or orthographically similar names are present in several languages, including Afrikaans, Hindi, Italian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and some Native American languages. In many of those, it is a nickname for names ending in -ina or -nina.
(hidden message in crossword): After Nina Hirschfeld, the daughter of the American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld; her name was often concealed in his drawings.
proper noun
- A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century. The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sarah. Clearly by that time they had run out of gas. "Nina. Such a pretty, old-fashioned name. I hope yo
- The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea.
- Ellipsis of Nina from Pasadena
noun Ninas
- Alternative letter-case form of nina (“a hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword”). Ninas are also a way for setters to flex their muscles.
nina²
Where it comes from
From the name Nina, taken from the cartoonist Al Hirschfeld's habit of hiding his daughter Nina's name in his drawings.
noun ninas · Nina
- A hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword. The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle gendER.
NINA³
Where it comes from
See NINA loan.
noun NINAs
- A NINA loan.
NINA⁴
phrase
- Initialism of no Irish need apply (in job advertisements).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dana, ur, girls, nose, aah, rico, fach, nena, niña, chica, muchacha, chiquita, hija, moza, infanta, dina
Translations
Talk about this word "nina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nina "nina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nina.Cite this
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