http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/ Where Every Name Has a Story Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-27456 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 10:50:01 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-27456 My name is also Nina, and I am named after St. Nina. “Nina” is the Russian form of the Georgian “Nino,” and apparently she’s Nina in the Catholic church as well…I didn’t know that. Russian Orthodox tradition states she was born in Cappadocia (present day Turkey) in the third century A.D. as the only daughter of a Roman general named Zabulon and his wife Susanna. The Babylonian and Greek roots make sense to me, as it seems to be a very old name. I also wanted to offer clarification–it’s not solely an abbreviated name in Russia and other former Soviet bloc countries.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-27433 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:51:17 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-27433 My name is Nina!! And I just love all the history behind the name. My parents told me it meant grace in English!! Now I’ve just discovered this whole new side to my name. I like it a lot! Thanks for the info

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-26685 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:29:23 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-26685 [...] start this week with something different.  After noticing a Nameberry post congratulating writer Nina Sackheim Bazdin on the birth of son Nathan, I followed links until I found a short story she wrote [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-23349 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 10:42:23 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-23349 [...] Nina, a  name once more commonly pronounced with the “eye” sound; [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-22035 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:45:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-22035 My Name is Nina pronounced Nine-ah! I’m 34 and was named after my great great Aunt from Canada. I wish there was a little history on the Nine-ah version.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-21492 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:00:10 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-21492 Well my name is Nina (born in early August as well!), pronounced Nee-na, and my middle name is Angel. Nina Angel may not be the best combination, but middle names should not be used only for fluency but they should have significant meaning and purpose as well. Perhaps think of a name that means something significant to the parents, or the baby. Or perhaps when you meet your child you will find a name that comes instantly to mind! Thats certainly how I got my middle name and Im very happy to have it.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-19774 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:07:05 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-19774 [...] There’s a Frisian word meaning “little girl.”  It’s something like naming your daughter Nina. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-19561 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:03:37 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-19561 [...] is both perfectly wearable and the tiniest bit confusing.  Natalie Portman just won an Oscar as Nina, so it is possible that many will mishear Annina as “A Nina.”  That’s likely to [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-5313 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:05:00 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-5313 Hey- I’m a “nine-ah” too….I just love it. My middle name happens to be Christine…too rhymey with “knee-na” but goes well with “nine-ah” I think. I was named after my great grandmother…also my husband is a chef at a senior living facility and he knows a resident there named “nine-ah”…I agree that it must be old fashioned. I have only personally met a few others in my lifetime.

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2008/08/01/name-of-the-day-nina/#comment-4686 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:09:34 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=347#comment-4686 My name is nina.
hahahaha.
Best name ever.

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