Rina (given name)
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GenderFemale
MeaningJapanese: Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Hindi: "melted"
Hebrew: "song, joy"
Hindi: "melted"
Hebrew: "song, joy"
Region of originJapan
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese, Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Meaning | Japanese: Different meanings depending on the kanji used Hindi: "melted" Hebrew: "song, joy" |
| Region of origin | Japan |
Rina is a feminine given name with multiple origins. In Japanese kanji, it could be written as (里奈, 璃奈, 莉愛, 璃菜, 利奈, 理名, 莉菜, 里菜, 梨奈, and 理菜). It is also a feminine name in the Sanskrit language meaning "melted" or "dissolved", and in Hebrew it is a name meaning "song; joy".[1] The name Rina is also a hypocoristic for various names ending with 'rina' (Italian Caterina, German Katharina, Russian Ekaterina and others). Rina is also a similar name of Rena.
- Rina Aizawa (逢沢 りな, born 1991), Japanese actress and gravure idol
- Rina Akiyama (秋山 莉奈; born 1985), Japanese actress, gravure idol and television personality
- Rina Endō (遠藤 璃菜; born 2005), Japanese actress
- Rina Koike (小池 里奈, born 1993), Japanese actress and idol
- Rina Kitagawa (born 1993), Japanese voice actress
- Rina Misaki (born 1980), female Japanese voice actress and singer
- Rina Morelli (1908-1976), an Italian film and stage actress
- Rina Nakayama (born 1984), Japanese voice actress and actress
- Rina Satō (佐藤 利奈, born 1981), Japanese actress and singer
- Rina Uchiyama (内山 理名, born 1981), Japanese actress and idol
- Rina Zelyonaya (1902-1991), Soviet actress and singer
Athletes
- Rina Akiyama (swimmer) (秋山 里奈), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- Rina Hill (born 1969), Australian/British athlete
- Rina Ida (井田 莉菜; born 1991), Japanese curler
- Rina Kishi (born 2007), Japanese artistic gymnast
- Rina Okamoto (岡本 璃奈; born 1994), better known as Panchan Rina (ぱんちゃん 璃奈), Japanese kickboxer
- Rina Dewi Puspitasari (born 1985), Indonesian archer
- Rina Thieleke (born 1987), German ice dancer
- Rina Saigo (born 2000), Japanese tennis player
Musicians and singers
- Rina Aiuchi (愛内 里菜, born 1980), former J-pop singer, songwriter, and producer
- Rina Balaj (born 1999), Kosovo-Albanian rapper
- Rina Chikano (近野 莉菜, born 1993), member of the J-pop idol group AKB48
- Rina Chinen (知念 里奈, born 1981), Japanese entertainer, model, TV actress, and former singer
- Rina Fujisawa (藤沢 里菜 born 1998), Japanese professional Go player
- Rina Ketty (1911-1996), French chanteuse
- Rina Massardi (1897–1979), Italian-Uruguayan singer, actress, and filmmaker
- Rina Sawayama (born 1990), Japanese-British singer-songwriter
- Rina Suzuki (musician) (鈴木理菜, born 1991), Japanese musician, drummer, and vocalist of the all-female pop rock band SCANDAL
