Tina is a common female given name. It originates from Old English Tyne/Tyna/Tina, meaning river. It is also a diminutive for names such as Bettina, Christina, Christine, Martina, Valentina, etc. Its masculine counterpart is Tino. In Finland and Estonia, the name is written as Tiina.
In the Russian language, Tina (Ти́на) is a diminutive of the male first names Aventin and Avgustin and the female first names Aventina and Avgustina.
The name is shared by the following people:
Tina Ambani, (born 1957), Indian film actressTina Arena (born 1967), Australian singerTina Campbell (born 1974), American singer from the contemporary gospel duo Mary MaryTina Brown, journalist, magazine editor, columnist, talk-show host and authorTina Cole, actress in My Three SonsTina Connelly, Canadian track and field athleteTina Cullen, English field hockey forwardTina Dutta, Indian actressTina Fey, American writer and actressTina Guo (born 1985), Chinese-American cellist and erhuistTina Weymouth, American bass player Talking HeadsTina Harris, American R'n'B singerTina Huang, American actressTina Ivanović, Serbian pop-folk singerTiina Kankaanpää (born 1976), Finnish discus throwerTina Kover, American translatorTina Livanos, daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Stavros LivanosTina Louise, actress on Gilligan's IslandTeena Marie, (1956-2010), American singerTina Maze, (born 1983), Slovenian alpine skierTina McKenzie, (born 1974), Australian wheelchair basketball playerTina Peters, German field hockey playerTina Poitras, (born 1970), Canadian race walkerTina Rättyä, Finnish heptathleteTina Sugandh, singerTina Turner, singerTina Weirather, Liechtenstein alpine skierTina Yuzuki, AV IdolTina Yothers, former child starTina Karol, Ukrainian singer