Aina (given name)
Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures. It is typically a female name in Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Valencian Country, Bangladesh, Philippines, Finland, and Scandinavia, also in Madagascar, and a male or female name in Yoruba in Nigeria, Benin and Togo. Aina is a variant of Aino in Finland, and means "the only one." In Latvia, the name Aina means "view, sight", and is a variant of the male name Ainārs. In Japan, the name means "love, affection". In India and Bangladesh, Aina is the Hindi and Bengali word for "mirror." In the Arabic language Aina is derived from the word "Ain" meaning "eyes". In Hawaiian it literally means "that which feeds" it can also means "country". In Malagasy the word means "life".
People
- Aina Aiba, Japanese voice actress and singer
- Aina Bartmann, Norwegian politician
- Aina Berg, Swedish swimmer
- Aina Cid, Spanish competitive rower
- Aina Erlander, Swedish teacher
- Aina Hashimoto, Japanese singer and actress
- Aina Karlsone, Latvian artist
- Aina Kusuda, Japanese actress and singer
- Aina Moll Marquès, Spanish philologist and politician
- Aina More, British actor and singer
- Aina Muceniece, Latvian scientist
- Aina Onabolu, Nigerian artist
- Aina Owoniyi, Nigerian politician
- Aina Suzuki, Japanese voice actress
- Aina Takeuchi, Japanese ice hockey player