Tina (given name)

Tina
PronunciationEnglish: /ˈtiːnə/
GenderFeminine
Origin
MeaningDiminutive for names ending in -tina
Other names
Alternative spellingTeena, Tena, Tiina, Tine
Austrian landscape painter Tina Blau (1845–1916) in the 1870s
British philologist Teena Rochfort-Smith (born Mary Rochfort-Smith; 1861–1883)
Italian actress Tina Di Lorenzo (born Concettina Di Lorenzo; 1872–1930), pictured in 1896
Swiss physician and Jungian psychotherapist Tina Keller-Jenny (1887–1985), pictured in 1912
Tina Modotti (born Assunta Modotti Mondini; 1896–1942), pictured in 1924. Mondini was an Italian American photographer, model, actress, and revolutionary political activist.
Italian actress Tina Lattanzi (born Annunziata Costantini; 1897–1997), pictured in 1930
Tina Onassis Niarchos (born Athina Livanos; 1929–1974), English-born Greek-French socialite and shipping heiress
American actress Tina Louise (nee Blacker; born 1934), pictured in 1964
American singer Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; 1939–2023), pictured in 1970
American bass guitar player of Talking Heads fame Tina Weymouth (born Martina Weymouth in 1950), pictured in 1977
American businesswoman Tina Knowles (born Celestine Beyoncé in 1954), pictured in 2010
American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Teena Marie (born Mary Christine Brockert; 1956–2010), pictured in 1983
Indian former actress Tina Ambani (born 1957), pictured in 2012
American actress Tina Fey (born Elizabeth Stamatina Fey in 1970), pictured in 2014
Australian singer-songwriter Tina Arena (born Filippina Arena in 1967), pictured in 2013
British actress Tina O'Brien (born 1983), pictured in 2023
American actress Tina Majorino (born Albertina Majorino in 1985), pictured in 2013
Tina Talisa [id] (born 1979) is an Indonesian presenter . She currently works as a Special Staff to the Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia

Tina is a largely feminine given name that originated as a diminutive for names ending in -tina such as Christina. Teena and Tena are modern English variant spellings of Tina. Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish variant. Tine is a Danish and Norwegian variant. There is also the Latvian feminine given name Tīna.

Its masculine counterpart is Tino, Tin, or the Slovene Tine.

In some cases Tina or Teena is derived from the English word “tiny”, as was the case for American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer Tina Brooks (1932–1974), who was born Harold, or from the English slang term “teeny”, referring to a person who is of insignificant size, as was the case for British Victorian Shakespeare scholar and philologist Teena Rochfort-Smith (1861–1883), who was born Mary.

In the Arabic language, Tīnah (تينة) is a word that means "fig". It is also the usual diminutive for the Georgian feminine name Tinatin.

Usage

The name is in use worldwide as a diminutive of various names. It was not widely used as an independent given name until the 1940s and 1950s. In the United States, increased usage of the name has been attributed to characters in the 1939 American drama film The Old Maid and the 1942 American drama film Now, Voyager, and later to the 1955 hit song Tina Marie. The name peaked in usage for American girls in 1968, when it was the 18th most popular name for American girls born that year. Tina was among the top 100 most used names for American girls between 1956 and 1982 and remained among the 1,000 most used names until 2006. It was similarly popular elsewhere. In Australia, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1966 and 1979. In Canada, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1962 and 1983. In New Zealand, the name was among the top 100 names between 1960 and 1981. In the United Kingdom, the name was among the top 100 names from the 1950s to the 1970s. In Latvia, the name was among the too 100 names for girls between 2005 and 2010. In Norway, the name was among the top 100 names for girls between 1966 and 2004. In the Czech Republic, the name was among the top 200 names for girls between 1991 and 2016.

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. ↑ "الاسماء العربية | معنى الاسم تينة". new.sakhnin.ac.il. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. ↑ Evans, Cleveland Kent (11 January 2025). "Cleveland Evans: Tina Turner exemplified the formidable mystique of her name". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/tina
  5. ↑ https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/links-to-name-data.html

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