Maina (name)

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Maina is a name with multiple independent origins.

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. The term is also used as a term of endearment.

Nigeria

Maina is a name of Nigerian origin that may refer to:

Maina Maaji Lawan (born 1954), Nigerian politician and former governor of Borno State

Adamu Maina Waziri (born 1952), Nigerian politician and Minister of Police Affairs

Hajiya Zainab Maina (born 1948), Nigerian politician and Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development

Mohammed Maina, Nigerian politician and former governor of Borno State

Maina is a name of Kenyan origin that in line with the Kikuyu customs is derived certain age group or age set. It may refer to

Charles Gitonga Maina (born 1976), Kenyan film actor and basketball player

Ephraim Maina, Kenyan politician and Member of Parliament for Safina

Esther Wanjiru Maina (born 1977), Kenyan long-distance runner and 1998 Commonwealth Games champion

James Maina Boi (1954–2004), 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 (1932–2003), Kenyan medical academic and researcher

Leonard Mucheru Maina (born 1978), Kenyan long-distance runner formerly competing for Bahrain

Maina wa Kinyatti (born bef. 1982), Kenyan Marxist historian and former political prisoner

James Maina Njomo (born 1973), Kenyan Civil Engineer

Duncan Maina (Born 1990), A Kenyan budding Electrical Engineer schooled at Dedan kimathi University of Technology.

Maina Gielgud (born 1945), former British dancer and dance administrator

Maïna Kataki (1923–2011), French-Indian feminist author

Maina Sunuwar, Nepalese murder victim in 2004

Pete Maina (born 1963), American professional fisherman and personality

Soga Maina (born 1978), American Samoan football player

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