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Nyna
Pronounced NEE-nuh /ΛniΛnΙ/Medium
Meaning: Nyna is a modern American respelling of Nina, a name with several roots: the Spanish nina, 'little girl,' a Slavic short form of names like Antonina, and an ancient Babylonian goddess. The y-for-i swap is stylistic; the meaning follows whichever Nina a family has in mind.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nyna is a modern spelling of Nina, a name read as the Spanish for 'little girl,' as a Slavic short form of Antonina, or as an old Babylonian goddess. It appears in American records in the later twentieth century, its meaning depending on the parent behind it.
It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year even at its peak in the two-thousands. A girl named Nyna then is still young today, in her teens or twenties.
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What does the name Nyna mean?
It is a respelling of Nina, variously 'little girl' in Spanish or a Slavic short form; the reading varies.
How do you pronounce Nyna?
It is said NEE-nuh /ΛniΛnΙ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Nyna a boy or girl name?
Nyna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nyna?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak in the two-thousands.