Regina - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Regina \r(e)-gi-

is pronounced re-JEEN-ah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "queen". Appeared at the end of the Victorian era, possibly because Her Majesty was often known as Victoria Regina. May also be used as reference to the Virgin Mary, Regina Coelis, "Queen of the Heavens". Nightclub founder Régine; track celebrity Regina Jacobs.

Regina has 21 variant forms: Gina, Raina, Raine, Regan, Regeena, Regena, Reggi, Reggie, Regine, Reginette, Reginia, Reginna, Reina, Reine, Reinetta, Reinette, Rejine, Reyna, Rina, Riona and Rionagh.

Baby names that sound like Regina are Reghan, Reagan, Ragan, Raegan and Richina.

Regina is a very common first name for women (#168 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#14498 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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