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Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same.[1] Regina was the name of an early Christian saint.

Regina

Pronunciation	/ˈrɪdʒinə/
Gender	Female
Language	European
Other gender
Masculine	Reginald
Origin
Language	Latin
Word/name	Latin: regina
Meaning	"queen"
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Short form	Gina
Nickname	Reggie
Related names	Regine, Reginald
[1][2]

Variant forms include:[2]

• Queenie (English)
• Raina, Rayna, Raya (Bulgarian)
• Régine (French)
• Ρήγαινα (Rigena, Regena), Ρεγγίνα (Regina) (Greek)
• Regine (German/Norwegian)
• Ríona, Ríonach (Irish)
• Reina (Spanish)

Notable people

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• Regina Askia-Williams (born 1967), Nigerian actress and model
• Régina Badet (1876–1949), French actress and dancer
• Regina Belle (born 1963), American singer-songwriter
• Regina Benjamin (born 1956), American physician
• Regina de Jesús Betancourt Ramírez (born 1936), known to her followers as Regina 11, Colombian self-described mystic, faith healer, mentalist and psychic
• Regina Bianchi (1921–2013), Italian actress
• Regina Casé (born 1954), Brazilian actress, screenwriter, director, producer and television presenter
• Regina Marie Cuttita (fl. 1978–1993), stage name Regina (American singer), American pop singer
• Regīna Ezera (1930–2002), Latvian author
• Regina Frank (born 1965), German textile artist
• Regina Fryxell (1899–1993), American educator and musician
• Regina Chistyakova (born 1961), Lithuanian distance runner
• Regina George (sprinter) (born 1991), American-born Nigerian sprinter
• Regina Gorman, Irish camogie player
• Regina Gwynn (born 1979), American tech entrepreneur
• Regina Honu, Ghanaian social entrepreneur and software developer
• Regina José Galindo (born 1974), Guatemalan performance artist
• Regina Kalinichenko (born 1985), Ukrainian and Russian handballer
• Regina Kapeller-Adler (1900–1991), Austrian biochemist
• Regina Khayatt (1881–?), Egyptian educator, philanthropist, feminist, suffragist and temperance worker
• Regina King, (born 1971), American actress and director
• Regina Kodymová-Jirkalová (born 1966), Czech sports shooter
• Regina de Lamo (1870–1947), Spanish intellectual
• Regina Lesoma, South African politician
• Regina Leung (born 1957), Hong Kong solicitor
• Regina Louise (born 1963), American author, child advocate and motivational speaker
• Regina M. Anderson (1901–1993), American playwright and librarian
• Regina Maršíková (born 1958), Czech tennis player
• Regina Martínez Pérez (1963–2012), Mexican journalist
• Regina Rajchrtová (born 1968), Czech tennis player
• Regina Resnik (1922–2013), American opera singer
• Regina Shotaro (born 1981), Micronesian sprinter
• Regina Spektor (born 1980), Russian-born American singer
• Regina Uchoa (born 1959), Brazilian volleyball player
• Regina von Habsburg (1925–2010), German-born Austrian social worker
• Regina Washington, American public health professional, activist and researcher

See also

[edit] Look up Regina in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Reginald
• Regina (disambiguation)

References

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1. ^ a b "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Regina". Retrieved 21 April 2013.
2. ^ a b "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Regina". Retrieved 21 April 2013.

External links

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• Regina – Baby Girl Name Meaning and Origin at Oh Baby! Names

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