Aina

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aina"

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈaj.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈaj.na]

Proper noun

Aina f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ann

Finnish

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Swedish speaking Finns in 1839. Generally interpreted as a variant of Aino. Not related to aina (“always”), to which the resemblance is a coincidence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ai‧na

Proper noun

Aina

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland (among Finnish and Swedish speakers) in the end of the 19th century.

Declension

Inflection of Aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Aina	Ainat
genitive		Ainan	Ainojen
partitive		Ainaa	Ainoja
illative		Ainaan	Ainoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Aina	Ainat
accusative	nom.	Aina	Ainat
	gen.	Ainan
genitive		Ainan	Ainojen Ainain rare
partitive		Ainaa	Ainoja
inessive		Ainassa	Ainoissa
elative		Ainasta	Ainoista
illative		Ainaan	Ainoihin
adessive		Ainalla	Ainoilla
ablative		Ainalta	Ainoilta
allative		Ainalle	Ainoille
essive		Ainana	Ainoina
translative		Ainaksi	Ainoiksi
abessive		Ainatta	Ainoitta
instructive		—	Ainoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Aina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ainani Ainani accusative nom. Ainani Ainani gen. Ainani genitive Ainani Ainojeni Ainaini rare partitive Ainaani Ainojani inessive Ainassani Ainoissani elative Ainastani Ainoistani illative Ainaani Ainoihini adessive Ainallani Ainoillani ablative Ainaltani Ainoiltani allative Ainalleni Ainoilleni essive Ainanani Ainoinani translative Ainakseni Ainoikseni abessive Ainattani Ainoittani instructive — — comitative — Ainoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ainasi Ainasi accusative nom. Ainasi Ainasi gen. Ainasi genitive Ainasi Ainojesi Ainaisi rare partitive Ainaasi Ainojasi inessive Ainassasi Ainoissasi elative Ainastasi Ainoistasi illative Ainaasi Ainoihisi adessive Ainallasi Ainoillasi ablative Ainaltasi Ainoiltasi allative Ainallesi Ainoillesi essive Ainanasi Ainoinasi translative Ainaksesi Ainoiksesi abessive Ainattasi Ainoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ainoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ainamme Ainamme accusative nom. Ainamme Ainamme gen. Ainamme genitive Ainamme Ainojemme Ainaimme rare partitive Ainaamme Ainojamme inessive Ainassamme Ainoissamme elative Ainastamme Ainoistamme illative Ainaamme Ainoihimme adessive Ainallamme Ainoillamme ablative Ainaltamme Ainoiltamme allative Ainallemme Ainoillemme essive Ainanamme Ainoinamme translative Ainaksemme Ainoiksemme abessive Ainattamme Ainoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ainoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ainanne Ainanne accusative nom. Ainanne Ainanne gen. Ainanne genitive Ainanne Ainojenne Ainainne rare partitive Ainaanne Ainojanne inessive Ainassanne Ainoissanne elative Ainastanne Ainoistanne illative Ainaanne Ainoihinne adessive Ainallanne Ainoillanne ablative Ainaltanne Ainoiltanne allative Ainallenne Ainoillenne essive Ainananne Ainoinanne translative Ainaksenne Ainoiksenne abessive Ainattanne Ainoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ainoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ainansa Ainansa accusative nom. Ainansa Ainansa gen. Ainansa genitive Ainansa Ainojensa Ainainsa rare partitive Ainaansa Ainojaan Ainojansa inessive Ainassaan Ainassansa Ainoissaan Ainoissansa elative Ainastaan Ainastansa Ainoistaan Ainoistansa illative Ainaansa Ainoihinsa adessive Ainallaan Ainallansa Ainoillaan Ainoillansa ablative Ainaltaan Ainaltansa Ainoiltaan Ainoiltansa allative Ainalleen Ainallensa Ainoilleen Ainoillensa essive Ainanaan Ainanansa Ainoinaan Ainoinansa translative Ainakseen Ainaksensa Ainoikseen Ainoiksensa abessive Ainattaan Ainattansa Ainoittaan Ainoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ainoineen Ainoinensa

Statistics

• Aina is the 652^nd (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 393 female individuals (and as a middle name to 493 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• -aani

Japanese

Romanization

Aina

1. Rōmaji transcription of あいな.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1915. From aina (“view, sight”). Possibly also borrowed from Finnish Aina.

Proper noun

Aina f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Latvia during 1925-1950.

Related terms

• Ainārs

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Aina was the only given name of 6264 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Norwegian

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Aina, recorded in the 19th century.

Proper noun

Aina

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Aina, first recorded as a name of Swedish speaking Finns in 1839, in Sweden in 1845.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Aina c (genitive Ainas)

1. a female given name
   • 1845, Zachris Topelius, Ljungblommor:

     Sjungit dem för Ellis glädje / Och för Ainas aftontankar

     Sung them for Elli's joy / And for Aina's evening thoughts

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ااِنَ
• Àyọ̀nná

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ì.nã́/

Proper noun

Àìná

1. a female given name, an orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá (“predestined name”), given to girls born with a nuchal cord

Usage notes

• The name Àìná is unisex among the Ìjẹ̀bú subgroup of the Yoruba people.

Coordinate terms

• Òjó

Related terms

• Tàlàbí
• Sàlàkọ́