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Nina - how many do you know

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Gloooooo · 29/04/2023 07:33

How many Ninas do you know, how old are they and is their name shortened from a longer name?

I think the name uncommon, my husband thinks they are everywhere, I think it’s timeless, he thinks it’s recently resurged, I think it’s fine on its own, he thinks it’s always a diminutive of something longer.

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wizzler · 29/04/2023 18:41

I don't know any

YukoandHiro · 29/04/2023 18:38

I've only met one child called Nina in last six years

astarsheis · 29/04/2023 18:37

Jellyheadbang · 29/04/2023 07:51

I know lots of Ninas. Feels like a weird baby name to me just because all the ones I know are women my age.
It's pretty though

Really... I find that difficult to believe as it is way down on the list of common girls names...unless your German because it is quite a common name in Germany and Russia and also in the Indian culture with a different spelling.
I have lived in this country for 40 years and have only ever come across one Nina

Houselamp · 29/04/2023 18:34

Two whose full names are Nina
One is 23 and one who is 5 and named after her great grandma

DeflatedAgain · 29/04/2023 17:58

None.

I adore the name

Blackcountryexile · 29/04/2023 17:57

It's a favourite of mine.. I've known one and she'd be in her sixties now.

Purplecatshopaholic · 29/04/2023 17:52

I know one. She’s 12. It’s her full name. Lovely name.

TheDogsWardrobe · 29/04/2023 17:50

I know two. One in her 20s, the other in her 50s. Both very cool and suit their name.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 29/04/2023 17:44

Two.
One aged 9 yrs,another 33 and a 37 year old spelt Nena

SneezyEvie · 29/04/2023 17:38

Only one in her 40s

LindorDoubleChoc · 29/04/2023 17:09

I know two Ninas.

One is 22, the other is late 30s/early 40s.

emmathedilemma · 29/04/2023 17:08

1, aged 3

WomensLandArmy · 29/04/2023 16:53

I know a 10 yr old Nina and it was on our list a few years ago. I love it.

CakeBeautifulCake · 29/04/2023 16:46

I'm NW England and never met anyone with that name!

Mogginsthemog · 29/04/2023 16:46

I know a Nina and a Neena, both early 50s.

An elegant pretty name .

avocadotofu · 29/04/2023 16:45

One.

Playdoughcaterpillar · 29/04/2023 16:43

One mid forties and one child Neena of mixed race

annielou55 · 29/04/2023 16:41

My daughter is Georgina (known as Gina) and Nina is one of its short forms.

BellaEllaWella · 29/04/2023 16:39

I know one - two year old

PumpkinTruffles · 29/04/2023 16:22

One in her 40s - I think it's a lovely name

Lemondrizzlerain · 29/04/2023 16:20

Beautiful name!

I don't know any!!

KatPatPat · 29/04/2023 16:19

I know about 5 but this is because they all from mixed marriages and this name works well with Eastern European and Asian heritages

JulieHoney · 29/04/2023 15:32

Two - early 50s and early 60s, both full names

It’s a lovely name.

Monkmeister · 29/04/2023 15:31

One, my daughter. It's a corruption of her real name, Inga. 11 years old.

Iheartsummertime · 29/04/2023 15:31

None in real life.
Celebrities: Nina Conti the ventriloquist

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