Nina

¹ American  

[nee-nuh, nahy-] / ˈni nə, ˈnaɪ- /

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

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Niña ² American  

[neen-yuh, nee-nuh, nee-nyah] / ˈnin yə, ˈni nə, ˈni nyɑ /

noun

1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

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niña ³ American  

[nee-nyah] / ˈni nyɑ /

noun

Spanish.

plural

niñas

1. girl; child.

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Niña British  

/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /

noun

1. one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492

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Example Sentences

"The smell and the moisture here in the warehouse was overwhelming," says Nina.

From BBC

Stark, discomforting amplification diminishes intimacy and the luxurious richness of Bullock’s soprano, which easily fills a room on its own, suggests quiet terror, the lonely state of Nina Simone’s “Images.”

From Los Angeles Times

The following year, Jim and Nina Cope headed in the opposite direction, selling their mobile home in a retirement community in Avon Park, Fla., for $59,000 after repeated rent hikes for the lot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nina Barnsley, director of UK-based charity Donor Conception Network, says one of the biggest factors for women choosing the solo route is time, "both in fertility and wanting children at a certain stage in life".

From BBC

“The underscoring issue is that child care and these other federally funded social services programs are major family supports,” said Nina Buthee, executive director of EveryChild California.

From Los Angeles Times