Maina (name)

Maina (name)

Maina is an Italian surname that belongs to the region of the Italian Alps.

Maina/Moyna/Mayna is a Assamese nickname (usually female). The term is also used as a call of endearment.

Maina is an Latvian language personal name, descended from the Finnish language Maini.[1]

Notable people who share this name include:

Notes

  1. ^ Balodis, Pauls (August 2009). "Personal Names of Livonian Origin in Latvia: Past and Present". In Wolfgang Ahrens, Sheila Embleton, André Lapierre (eds.) (PDF). Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Toronto, Canada: York University. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-55014-521-2. http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10315/3615/icos23_105.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 

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