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Original poster

Please help! Suggestions for girls names ending in -ine or -ina

34 replies

Fluffmacduff · 25/01/2012 15:58

Love but cant use

Serena - in the family
Carina - Ditto
Marina - ridiculous with dh's job!

Delphine - dh says donkey
Amandine - thinknpeople stressing the second syllable instead of first would irritate
Emmeline - too similar to Emily

Any other suggestions?

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nooka · 26/01/2012 06:08

If you go to a baby name website and put *ine / *ina you should get a long list of possibilities. Lots of them will be femininsed versions of male names though because ine is the French female diminutive form and ina is I think the Latin.

I looked at www.behindthename.com and it had two pages of girls names for each variant.

ChocolateBiscuitCake · 26/01/2012 03:21

Delphina?

Clickety45 · 25/01/2012 23:23

i think it is spelt Ynna...there again, anything goes! Just don't call the child Maleana/Malena....check the dictionary definition

TheSecondComing · 25/01/2012 23:12

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Clickety45 · 25/01/2012 23:09

think the French are winning here....reluctantly said!!!

Clickety45 · 25/01/2012 23:08

Severine....beautiful French name....

Azure · 25/01/2012 23:06

Satine. A French friend named her daughter that and I've always rather liked it.

planetpotty · 25/01/2012 22:52

Martine
Celeste

PopcornBiscuit · 25/01/2012 22:49

Angelica is a nice alternative to Angelina, but obviously it doesn't end in "ina".

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Fluffmacduff · 25/01/2012 21:44

Some great suggestions here, thanks :)

Some more that i like but cant use:

Helena - DD1's mn is Helen
Nina - another family name
Evangeline - dont like Evie
Josephine / Georgina are lovely but the feminist within me would prefer a name that is not a feminised boys name.

Like Severine and Sandrine but DH thinks they are too poncey.

Angelina - hmmm. I dont find A Jolie a very likeable person. Is it silly to let this put me off?
Sabina - love this but DH had a colleague named this and isnt keen. Will work on it :o
Seraphine - is it a bit frilly?

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MrsSchadenfreude · 25/01/2012 20:56

Sabina/Sabine
Ottoline
Adina
Martina/Martine

NoMoreMarbles · 25/01/2012 20:09

Carinne
Cecille
Evelyn
Evangeline
Marielle

I like these onesSmile

vinegarpuss · 25/01/2012 20:05

Adeline (Adele for short)

racingheart · 25/01/2012 20:00

I always liked Justine if we'd had girls. Great name and very out of fashion right now so there wouldn't be hundreds.
Delphine?
Marina?
Valentina?
Jasmine?

SwedishEdith · 25/01/2012 19:56

Severine

Louplet · 25/01/2012 19:53

Jessamine

KenDoddsDadsDog · 25/01/2012 19:46

I knew a gorgeous Francine.
Also love Claudine.

PopcornBiscuit · 25/01/2012 19:44

Alexandrine
Albertine
Josephine
Eveline/Evelina
Avelina/Avelina
Jasmine
Leontine
Janine/Janina
Geraldine
Sabine/Sabina
Sabrine/Sabrina
Corinne
Imogene
Rosaline
Lucine
Aina
Yasmine
Claudine/Claudina
Marline
Jacqueline
Davina
Abina
Tamsine
Tasmine
Martine/Martina
Pascaline
Sylvine/Sylvina
Alcina
Justina
Alina
Armina
Rowena
Petrina
Francina
Tarina
Celestina
Zarina
Lina
Galina
Laurina
Jessina
Aquilina
Seraphine/Seraphina
Lucina
Melina
Zena/Zina
Wilhelmina
Elmina
Mina
Irina
Audrina
Zaina
Alexandrina
Alexina
Andrina

Leeds2 · 25/01/2012 16:40

Caroline

Tina

Gina

Nina

BlueChampagne · 25/01/2012 16:40

Tryphena
Josephina
Corinna?
Lina/Lena
Gina
Helena?
Maxine
Nadine
Pauline/Paulina
Kathleen?

mrsmills79 · 25/01/2012 16:39

Nadine

5inthebed · 25/01/2012 16:31

Thumbelina?

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Christine/Christina
Nadine
Kevina (pr Kev-eena)

Tirana · 25/01/2012 16:31

Ondine

mateysmum · 25/01/2012 16:30

Catherine

Lancelottie · 25/01/2012 16:28

...I saw Jamesina and Thomasina on a thread earlier today, if that appeals?