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• Ina
  Ina

  noun

  a female given name.
• -ina
  -ina

  a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc..

Ina

¹ American  

[ahy-nuh] / ˈaɪ nə /

noun

1. a female given name.

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-ina ² American  

1. a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc..

   Wilhelmina; sonatina.

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-ina ³ American  

1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.

   Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

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Etymology

Origin of -ina²

< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus

Origin of -ina³

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -īnus or Greek -inos; cf. -in ¹, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Karen McCurry, who runs the wellbeing centre Snowdrop Argyll, set up the buddy scheme used by Maggie and Ina.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

"I've been using the post office for years," Ina says.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

That man adores Ina and anything that she makes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

But when Ina Garten says that you simply must use the good olive oil for a recipe, and not the bottom-shelf brand that comes in a plastic bottle, she’s mother.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

I can’t tear myself away from the book A Knock at the Door by Ina Bakker Boudier.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank