Nina : short for

Girl Names
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Hey Berries!

Last week I posted a thread asking opinions of the name Karenina, nn. [name_f]Nina[/name_f]. After some thought, with your help, I realised it might be a little too dramatic / tied to the novel to use as a FN.

BUT, I love the nickname [name_f]Nina[/name_f]. I know I could use it on its own, but I’d rather it be used as just a nn. What names do you know that has [name_f]Nina[/name_f] as a nn?

Thanks for your help Berries! :slight_smile:

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I once knew an [name_f]Antonina[/name_f]. She was a foreign exchange student from Moldova and was very sweet. We called her [name_f]Tonia[/name_f], but [name_f]Nina[/name_f] would be a good nickname for it as well.

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I would use [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]… Perhaps a bit of a stretch but I don’t think people would raise eyebrows!

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I have a friend named [name_f]Adelina[/name_f] who goes by nn [name_f]Nina[/name_f].

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_f]Antonina[/name_f]
Arnina
Chanina
Cunina
Domanina
[name_f]Eponine[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanine[/name_f]
Jonina
Lachlanina
Lenina
Manina
[name_f]Marnina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ninita[/name_f]
[name_f]Penina[/name_f]
Vanina
[name_f]Yonina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenina[/name_f]

Some less obvious ones:

[name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f]
Alfonsina
Ancina
Anelina
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Benjamina[/name_f]
Celandina
[name_f]Clementina[/name_f]
[name_f]Constantina[/name_f]
Coventina
Donvina
Eglantina
[name_f]Emalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Florentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Honorina[/name_f]
Leontina
[name_f]Ondina[/name_f]
Ontina
[name_f]Quintina[/name_f]
[name_f]Santina[/name_f]
Tenestina
Unelina
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
Xantina

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Hey, I love [name_f]Nina[/name_f] and I would just use is as a stand alone to be honest! If you’re really set on a longer name though [name_f]Nina[/name_f] Dobrev’s full name is actually Nikolina which I think is gorgeous.

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I second Nikolina/[name_f]Nicolina[/name_f]! :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much everyone!! :slight_smile:

I love Nikolina and [name_f]Emalina[/name_f]!

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Nina[/name_f] could be used for Isalina?

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I would use [name_f]Annina[/name_f] or [name_f]Anina[/name_f]. I’m sure you could use [name_f]Nina[/name_f] for Isalina but it does seem like a bit of a stretch. Isalina has a neither here nor there quality in my mind-- sorry! It just seems like a smoosh between [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Elena[/name_f], or something along those lines. If it has meaning to you, though, then it is beautiful.