Aina (given name)

Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures. It is typically a female name in Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Bangladesh, and Scandinavia, also in Madagascar, and a male name in Yoruba or Female name in Edo Nigeria. Aina is a variant of Aino in Scandinavia, and means "always."[2] In Latvia, the name Aina means "view, sight", and is a variant of the male name Ainārs. In Japan, the name combines the Japanese words 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".[3] In Bangladesh, Aina is the Bengali word for "mirror." In the Arabic language Aina is derived from the word "Ain" meaning "eyes". In Hawaiian it literally means "that which feeds" it can also means "country". In Malagasy the word mean "life".

Aina
Pronunciation/eye/-/na/,/ahyi-na/,
GenderFemale or male
Name daySpain: July 26
Finland: May 10
Latvia: October 8[1]
Sweden: June 13
Origin
Region of originJapan, Latvia, Scandinavia, Bangladesh, Madagascar
Other names
Related namesAinārs, Aino, Ain

People
  • Aina Aiba (相羽 あいな, born 1988), Japanese voice actress and singer
  • Aina Bartmann (born 1959), Norwegian politician
  • Aina Berg (1902–1992), Swedish swimmer
  • Aina Vivian Breen (1919-2007), Swedish-American O.G.
  • Aina Cid (born 1994), Spanish competitive rower
  • Aina Erlander (1902–1990), Swedish teacher
  • Aina Hashimoto (橋本 愛奈, born 1992), Japanese singer and actress
  • Aina Karlsone (1935–2012), Latvian artist
  • Aina Kraujiete (1923–2007), Latvian writer
  • Aina Kusuda (楠田 亜衣奈, born 1989), Japanese actress and singer
  • Aina the Layman (艾衲居士, Àinà Jūshì), pen name of the 17th-century Chinese writer Wang Mengji
  • Aina Moll Marquès (1930-2019), Spanish philologist and politician
  • Aina More (born 1992), British actor and singer
  • Aina Muceniece (1924–2010), Latvian scientist
  • Aina Onabolu (1882–1963), Nigerian artist
  • Aina Owoniyi (born 1955), Nigerian politician
  • Aina Suzuki (鈴木 愛奈, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
  • Aina Takeuchi (竹内 愛奈, born 1991), Japanese ice hockey player
  • Aina Rani (born 2000), Malaysian Successful Citizen

References
  1. vardadienas.lv. "Oktobris". vardadienas.lv. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. Behind the Name. "Given Name Aina 1". Retrieved on 8 January 2016.
  3. Behind the Name. "Given Name Aina 3". Retrieved on 8 January 2016.
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