Tina
noun
a female given name.
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Tina
American
[tee-nuh]
/ ˈti nə /
noun
tina
British
/ ˈtiːnə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of tina
C21: so called because it is commonly bought in ( six ) teen ( ths ) of an ounce
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Shortly after the attack, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek praised his intervention while acknowledging its emotional cost.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Tina Fey, Chandrasekaran’s boss on two shows, gave the maximum $1,800 to Raman’s primary campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Celebrating 20 years of 30 Rock: Join Slate’s culture team in toasting Tina Fey’s iconic sitcom, which premiered 20 years ago this month.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Tina served as managing editor of the New Journal, covered town-gown relations for the Yale Daily News, and contributed to the New Haven Independent and the Frisc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Out of the eight periods a day, I only saw Tina in three—language arts first period, lunch fifth period and science seventh period.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Rob Pegoraro: Thanks for the min-review! tina in falls church: re: farm lurker: Maybe a hunter's trail cam??
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2009
Rob Pegoraro: Thanks for the suggestion... remember the name of this mysterious box? tina to wiredog: You are the man.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2009
On the face of it, Peru last week had as much reason for rejoicing as Argen tina.
From Time Magazine Archive
The grinding vat or tina is first charged to about one-fifth of its depth with water and from 6 cwt. to 7 cwt. of common salt.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
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