Maina (name)
Maina is a name with multiple independent origins.
Maina is a name of age sets among some East African communities. To a lesser extent it is used as a name among the Abagusii ethnic group.
It is an Italian surname that belongs to the region of the Italian Alps, as well as a Latvian language personal name, descended from the Finnish language Maini.
Maina/Moyna/Mayna is an Assamese nickname in India. Maina/Mena/Meena/Mina is an Indian tribe.
In the Philippines, girls born on the first of May are sometimes named Mayna.
Nigeria
- Maina Maaji Lawan, former Nigerian politician, CEO of Dansarki Farms
- Adamu Maina Waziri, Nigerian politician and Minister of Police Affairs
- Hajiya Zainab Maina, Nigerian politician and Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development
- Mohammed Maina, Nigerian politician and former governor of Borno State
Kenya
Maina is a name of Kenyan origin that in line with Kikuyu customs is linked to a certain age group or age set among the maasai community.- Charles Gitonga Maina, Kenyan film actor and basketball player
- Ephraim Maina, Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament for Safina
- Esther Wanjiru Maina, Kenyan long-distance runner and 1998 Commonwealth Games champion
- James Maina Boi, Kenyan middle-distance runner and 1979 African champion
- James Maina Kamau, Kenyan politician and Member of the National Assembly for the Party of National Unity
- Joseph Maina Mungai, Kenyan medical academic and researcher
- Leonard Mucheru Maina, Kenyan long-distance runner formerly competing for Bahrain
- Maina wa Kinyatti, Kenyan Marxist historian and former political prisoner
- Steve Maina, Kenyan-born New Zealand Anglican bishop
Others
- Maina Gielgud, British dancer and dance administrator
- Maïna Kataki, French-Indian feminist author
- Maina Sage, French politician
- Maina Sunuwar, Nepalese murder victim in 2004
- Pete Maina, American professional fisherman and personality
- Anthony Maina Njoroge, Kenyan academic and aspiring Civil Engineer and Computer Scientist.