Nina (4)

Gender：
Pronounced： [ NEE-nah ]
Popularity：
Usage：Russian

Meaning & History：

Russian form of NINO (2).

NINO (2) female Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized), Georgian

Meaning unknown, possibly related to the masculine name NINOS. Saint Nino (sometimes called Nina) was a woman from Asia Minor who introduced Christianity to Georgia in the 4th century.

NINOS male Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized)

Possibly related to the name of the goddess NINA (2). According to Greek historians this was the name of the founder of the ancient city of Nineveh in Assyria.

NINA (2) female Near Eastern Mythology

Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Babylonian and Assyrian fertility goddess who was identified with Ishtar. She was the patron goddess of the city of Nineveh. Her name was written using a character representing a fish surrounded by a character representing a house.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN: Nino

GEORGIAN: Nino

OTHER FORMS

ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN: Ninos

NEAR EASTERN MYTHOLOGY: Nina