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[ 2 syll. (s)hai-na, sh-a-ina ] The baby girl name Shaina is pronounced as -SHEY-Naa- â . Shaina is used predominantly in English and Yiddish, and its origin is Yiddish. It is derived from the element 'shain' which is of the meaning beautiful. Shaina has 14 variations that are used in English and other languages. English variations include Shainna, Shajna, Shana, Shania, Shayndel, Sheindel, and Sheyna.
Nina /ni-na/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced NEE-nah, NYNE-ah. It is of Spanish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nina is little girl; great-granddaughter.Also diminutive of Ann (Hebrew) He (God) has favored me. In Slavic, a short form of names ending with-nina, such as Antonina. Neena is also a Hindi name meaning pretty eyes.ina /ni-na/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced NEE-nah, NYNE-ah. It is of Spanish and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nina is little girl; great-granddaughter. Also diminutive of Ann (Hebrew) He (God) has favored me.