nina
n. countablen. a common female name used in many different languages and cultures.
n. a feminine given name of various origins, including Spanish, Russian, and Georgian. When used as a proper name, it is always capitalised.
Nina is starting her new job on Monday.
After living in several different countries, Nina decided to settle down in a small town near the coast.
The protagonist, Nina, represents the struggle of the individual against the rigid expectations of a traditional society in the early twentieth century.
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.
As a proper noun, it is always capitalised and typically used without an article.