Tina is a female

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. It is

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for names such as

Albertina The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well ...

Bettina Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. Benedetta is the Ita ...

, Christina,

Christine Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, Kristina, Martina, Valentina, Faustina, etc. Its masculine counterpart is Tino. In Finland and Estonia, the name is written as

Tiina Tiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. People named Tiina include: * Tiina Ala-aho (born 19??), Finnish Paralympic track and field athlete * Tiina Benno (born 1961), Estonian politician * Tiina Intelmann (born 1963), Estonian dipl ...

. The word itself may have originated from

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''Tyne''/''Tyna''/''Tina'', meaning ''

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

''. In the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

, Tina () is a diminutive of the male first names AventinPetrovsky, p. 34 and

Avgustin Avgustin (russian: Августи́н) is a Russian male first name.Petrovsky, p. 32 Its feminine version is Avgustina. The name is derived from the Latin word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic'', ''sacred''. Its colloquial form is Avgust () ...

Petrovsky, p. 32 and the female first names Aventina and

Avgustina Avgustina (russian: Августи́на) is an uncommon Russian female first name.Nikonov, p. 63 Its masculine versions are AvgustinPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgust. The name is derived from the Latin word ''augustus'', which means ''majestic ...

People

Tina (singer) Tina (born Martina Csillagová; 11 March 1984) is a Slovak singer. She won the Best Female Singer prize at the Slávik Awards in 2011 and 2012. Tina co-hosted the 2011 edition of Czech/Slovak television series ''SuperStar'' alongside Leoš Mareš ...

(born 1984), Slovak singer *

Tina Ambani Tina Ambani (née Munim) is a former Indian actress. She is married to Anil Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group. She is actively involved in many foundations and charities. Many of these were established in the memory of her in-laws, Dhirubhai a ...

, (born 1957), Indian film actress *

Tina Anselmi Tina Anselmi Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (25 March 1927 – 1 November 2016) was a member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II who went on to become an Italian politician. She was the first woman to hold a ministerial positi ...

(1927–2016), Italian politician and Italian resistance member *

Tina Antolini Christina Antolini, better known as Tina Antolini, is an American journalist and radio producer. She has worked with National Public Radio, where she produced on their '' State of the Re:Union'' program; Southern Foodways Alliance, where she prod ...

, radio producer and journalist *

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

(born 1967), Australian singer *

Tina Aumont Maria Christina "Tina" Aumont (February 14, 1946 – October 28, 2006) was an American actress. She was the daughter of French actor Jean-Pierre Aumont and Dominican actress Maria Montez. She made her acting debut in the British film ''Modesty Bl ...

(1946–2006), French-American actress *

Tina Barrett Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976) is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group, S Club 7. She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3" ...

(born 1976), British singer from

S Club 7 S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group ...

Tina Bell Tina Marie Bell (February 5, 1957 – October 10, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter and front woman of the Seattle-based band Bam Bam. The band with Bell was considered one of the founders of the grunge music scene. Bell is considered a ...

(1957–2012), American singer *

Tina Brown Christina Hambley Brown, Lady Evans (born 21 November 1953), is an English journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host, and author of '' The Diana Chronicles'' (2007) a biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, '' The Vanity Fair Diari ...

(born 1953), journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and author *

Tina Bursill Tina Bursill (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian actress. She played Louise Carter on the television series '' Skyways'' (1979–1981) and Sonia Stevens on ''Prisoner'' (1983–1984). She played Meryl Knight in the Nine Network drama series ...

(born 1951), Australian actress *

Tina Campbell Tina Campbell (born 1971)"New job, new baby"
Belfa ...

(born 1974), American singer from the contemporary gospel duo

Mary Mary Mary Mary is a female American urban contemporary gospel duo composed of sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell (born April 29, 1972) and Trecina Atkins-Campbell (born May 1, 1974). Formed in 1998, Mary Mary was launched into mainstream recognition fo ...

Tina Cole Christina Yvonne Cole (born August 4, 1943) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Katie Miller Douglas on the sitcom ''My Three Sons'' (1967–1972). Family Cole is the daughter of Yvonne King and Buddy Cole. ...

(born 1943), American actress *

Tina Connelly Tina Connelly (born August 16, 1970 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the long-distance events. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, fin ...

(born 1970), Canadian track and field athlete *

Tina Cousins Tina Patricia Cousins (born 20 April 1974) is an English singer, songwriter and former model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others, including "Mysterious Times" wit ...

(born 1974), English singer-songwriter *

Tina Cullen Christina Louise "Tina" Cullen MBE (born 1 March 1970 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a field hockey player from England. Cullen has represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 when the team finished in fourth pl ...

(born 1970), English field hockey forward *

Tina Dutta Tina Datta (born 27 November 1991) is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi television. She rose to fame after portraying Ichcha in the drama series ''Uttaran'' for which she won the Producers Guild Award for Best Actress. She went on t ...

(born 1991), Indian actress *

Tina Fey Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright. She is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2006) and for creating the ...

(born 1970), American writer and actress * Tina Fontaine (1999–2014), Canadian murder victim *

Tina Guo Tina Guo () (born 28 October 1985) is a Chinese-born American cellist and erhuist from San Diego. Her international career as a cellist, electric cellist, erhuist, and composer is characterized by videos featuring theatrical backdrops and elabora ...

(born 1985), Chinese-American cellist and erhuist *

Tina Harris Tina Harris is a Maryland-born singer best known for being a member of Sweetbox. Career Early life Tina Harris was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and due to her military father being stationed there, the whole family moved to Frankfurt, West ...

(born 1975), American R'n'B singer *

Tina Huang Tina Huang, born on October 28, 1981,Di Lauro, Janet. "trask master". ''Soap Opera Digest''. January 31, 2022, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 30-33 is an American stage and television actress of Taiwanese descent known for her recurring roles in ''Rizzoli & ...

, American actress * Tina Ivanović (born 1973), Serbian pop-folk singer *

Tina Karol , native_name_lang = uk , birth_name = Tetiana Hryhorivna Liberman , birth_date = , birth_place = Orotukan, Russian SFSR, USSR , alma_mater = R. Glier Kyiv Institute of MusicNational Aviation University , oc ...

(born 1985), Ukrainian singer *

Tiina Kankaanpää Tiina Piia Susanna Kankaanpää (born August 16, 1976 in Seinäjoki) is a retired female discus thrower from Finland. She set her personal best (61.04 metres) on July 11, 1999 at a meet in Jalasjärvi. Achievements External links

* 1976 ...

(born 1976), Finnish discus thrower *

Tina Kotek Tina Kotek (born September 30, 1966) is an American politician and the governor-elect of Oregon. Kotek served as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022. She was the first openly lesbian person to serve as a speaker of ...

(born 1966), American politician *

Tina Kover Tina Kover (born March 20, 1975 in Denver, Colorado, USA) is a literary translator. She studied French at the University of Denver and the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and attended the Next Level Language Institute in Prague, Czech Republ ...

(born 1975), American translator * Tina Krajišnik (born 1991), Serbian basketball player *

Tina Louise Tina Louise ( Blacker; born February 11, 1934) is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the CBS television situation comedy ''Gilligan's Island''. With the death of Dawn Wells in 2020, Louise became the las ...

(born 1934), American actress *

Tina Majorino Albertina Marie Majorino (; born February 7, 1985) is an American film and television actress. She started her career as a child actor, starring in films such as ''Andre (film), Andre'', ''When a Man Loves a Woman (film), When a Man Loves a Woma ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Tina Malone Christina Malone (born 30 January 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the roles of Mo McGee in ''Brookside'' and Mimi Maguire in '' Shameless'', both broadcast on Channel 4. She was also a housemate on the sixth serie ...

(born 1963), English actress *

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

(1956–2010), American singer *

Tina May Daphne Christina May (30 March 1961 – 26 March 2022), known professionally as Tina May, was an English jazz vocalist. Early life and career The younger of two daughters born to Harry May and Daphne E. Walton,Tina Maze Tina Maze (; born 2 May 1983) is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. Career Maze is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was awarded t ...

(born 1983), Slovenian alpine skier *

Tina McKenzie Tina McKenzie (born 8 June 1974) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player. She participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, where she won a silver medal; in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, where she won a bronze medal; ...

(born 1974), Australian wheelchair basketball player *

Tina O'Brien Tina Michelle O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sarah Platt in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1999–2008, 2015–present). She also appeared in the BBC One drama s ...

(born 1983), English actress *

Tina Onassis Niarchos Athina Mary "Tina" Onassis Niarchos (; el, Αθηνά (Τίνα) Λιβανού, ; 19 March 1929 – 10 October 1974) was an English-born Greek-French socialite and shipping heiress, the second daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros Liv ...

(1929–1974), Greek socialite and shipping heiress * Tina Peters (born 1968), German field hockey player * Tina Poitras (born 1970), Canadian race walker *

Tina Rättyä Tina Maria Rättyä (born 12 November 1968 in Jakobstad, Ostrobothnia) is a retired Finnish heptathlete, who was nicknamed ''Tinuli''. She is the cousin of Susann Sundqvist Susann Sundkvist (born 8 December 1957) is a Finnish athlete. She comp ...

(born 1968), Finnish heptathlete * Tina Robnik (born 1991), Slovenian alpine skier * Tina Rodriguez (died 1986), American murder victim * Tina Satchwell (born 1972), missing Irish woman *

Tina Smith Christine Elizabeth Smith (née Flint, born March 4, 1958) is an American politician, retired Democratic political consultant, and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Minnesota since 2018. She is a member of the ...

(born 1958), American politician *

Tina Strobos Tina Strobos, née Tineke Buchter (May 19, 1920 – February 27, 2012), was a Dutch physician and psychiatrist from Amsterdam, known for her resistance work during World War II. While a young medical student, she worked with her mother and gra ...

(1920–2012), Dutch psychiatrist who rescued Jews during the

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

* Tina Sugandh (born 1977), singer *

Tina Susman Tina Susman is an American journalist and editor. A senior editor since 2019 at Time (magazine), ''Time'', she was previously the national editor for BuzzFeed News and while at the ''Los Angeles Times'' had multiple roles, starting as Baghdad bu ...

, American journalist and editor and formerly missing person * Tina Trstenjak (born 1990), Slovenian judoka *

Tina Turner Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...

(born 1939), American-born Swiss singer and actress *

Tina Weirather Christina "Tina" Weirather (born 24 May 1989) is a retired Liechtensteiner World Cup alpine ski racer. She won a bronze medal in Super-G for Liechtenstein at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. Racing career Weirather made her World Cup ...

(born 1989), Liechtenstein alpine skier *

Tina Weymouth Martina Michèle Weymouth (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and a founding member and bassist of the new wave group Talking Heads and its side project Tom Tom Club, which she co-founded with her husband, Tal ...

(born 1950), American bass player of

Talking Heads Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991.Talkin ...

fame *

Tina Yuzuki , also known as Rio, is a Japanese actress, singer and former AV idol who debuted as an AV actress in 2005, appearing in videos produced by the Max-A and S1 studios. After starring in AVs in various genres during her first year in the industry, s ...

(born 1986), Japanese actress, singer and former AV model *

Tina Yothers Kristina Louise Yothers is an American actress and singer. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of three, she is best known for her role as Jennifer Keaton on the hit NBC series ''Family Ties'', as well as for her roles in numerous t ...

(born 1973), former American child star

Fictional characters

*Christina Gray, a character in ''

A Nightmare on Elm Street ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise and stars Heather Langenkamp ...

'' (1984) *Tina, the

damsel in distress The damsel in distress is a recurring narrative device in which one or more men must rescue a woman who has either been kidnapped or placed in general peril. Kinship, love, or lust (or a combination of those) gives the male protagonist the motiv ...

of the movie ''

The Return of the Living Dead ''The Return of the Living Dead'' is a 1985 American comedy horror film written and directed by Dan O'Bannon in his directorial debut, and starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Matthews and Don Calfa. The film tells the story of how a warehou ...

'' (1985) *Teletina, the mascot of

Teletoon Teletoon (stylized as TELETOON) is a Canadian English-language specialty channel owned by Teletoon Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Corus Entertainment. Its name is a portmanteau of "television" and " cartoon". The channel primarily broadcasts ...

from 1999 to 2007 *Tina, played by Jessica Zucha on ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series targeted at young children aged 2–7, created by Sheryl Leach. The series premiered on PBS on April 6, 1992. The series features the title character Barney, a purple anthropomorp ...

'' *

Tina Armstrong is a player character in the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Koei Tecmo). She was introduced in the original '' Dead or Alive'' in 1996 as an American professional wrestler who uses the Dead or Alive fighting ...

, a character from the fighting video game series '' Dead or Alive'' *

Tina Belcher This is a list of characters from the American animated television series ''Bob's Burgers''. Appearances Belcher family The Belcher family is a family who runs the family business called Bob's Burgers. Loren Bouchard described their ethnicity ...

, a character from FOX's animated sitcom, '' Bob’s Burgers'' *Tina Blake, a character from the novel ''

Carrie Carrie may refer to: People * Carrie (name), a female given name and occasionally a surname Places in the United States * Carrie, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Carrie, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carrie Glacier, Olympic Nati ...

'' and the

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

and

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

movies. * Tina Branford, a fictional character from the ''Final Fantasy'' series; main character of ''Final Fantasy VI (6)'' * Tina Fran, a character from the show ''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (or simply ''SpongeBob'') is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It chronicles the adventures of the title character a ...

'' *Tina Carlyle, a character in the 1994 film '' The Mask'' *

Tina Carter Tina Carter is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', portrayed by Luisa Bradshaw-White. She first appeared on 18 November 2013, and was introduced as the sister of established character Shirley Carter (Linda Henry). She ...

, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' *Tina Cassidy, codenamed “Mainframe” in the animated series ''

C.O.P.S. ''COPS'' (''Central Organization of Police Specialists'') is a 1988 animated television series released by DIC Animation City, and distributed by Claster Television. The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with pro ...

'' *

Tina Cohen-Chang Tina Cohen-Chang is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jenna Ushkowitz and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Tina was deve ...

, a character from ''Glee'' *

Tina Hopkins The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' in 1987, by order of first appearance. Tina Hopkins Tina Hopkins, played by Eleanor Rhodes, is introduced as Ian Beale's (Adam Woodyatt) girlfri ...

, a fictional character from the British soap opera, ''EastEnders'' *

Tina Kennard Tina Kennard is a fictional character on the Showtime television network series ''The L Word'' and '' The L Word: Generation Q'', shown nationally in the United States. She is played by American actress Laurel Holloman. Tina lives in Los Angeles, ...

, a character on ''The L Word'' *Tina Lombardi, a character in the 2004 film ''

A Very Long Engagement ''A Very Long Engagement'' (french: Un long dimanche de fiançailles, italic=yes, "A long Sunday of engagement") is a 2004 French-American romantic war drama film, co-written and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard U ...

'' *

Tina Lord Tina Lord Roberts is a fictional character from the American daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'', originally and last played by Andrea Evans. The character is the daughter of original series patriarch Victor Lord, and sister to long-running ch ...

, a character from the American soap ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' *

Tina McIntyre Tina McIntyre is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michelle Keegan, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode that was shown 7 January 2008. The character was central to man ...

, a fictional character from the popular British soap opera ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Origi ...

'' *Tina Martin, a character from ''

Bibi Blocksberg ''Bibi Blocksberg'' is a German audio drama series for children, created in 1980 by Elfie Donnelly. The main character is a girl called Bibi Blocksberg, who is a witch. As of March 2022, there have been 142 episodes. The title of the series used ...

'' and its spinoff ''Bibi & Tina'' *

Tina Reilly Tina Reilly (also McQueen) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Leah Hackett. Since making her first appearance in August 2006 as part of the McQueen family, Tina has been involved in storylines i ...

, a fictional character from the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' *Tina Rex, a character from

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' is an animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series concerns the lives of 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and adoptive goldfish brother Darwin, who attend ...

*Tina Stewart, a fictional character from the popular British soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Tina Teaspoon, part of the Spoon family from UK children’s TV series ''

Button Moon ''Button Moon'' is a British children's television programme broadcast in the United Kingdom in the 1980s on the ITV network. Thames Television produced each episode, which lasted ten minutes and featured the adventures of Mr. Spoon who, in eac ...

'' *Tina, a character from ''Tina's Pals'' and ''Monica's Gang'' *Tina Russo, A Fictional Character From ''The Looney Tunes Show''

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*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{Given name Feminine given names

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