Ina

¹ American  

[ahy-nuh] / ˈaɪ nə /

noun

1. a female given name.

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-ina ² American  

1. a suffix used in the formation of nouns of various types, especially female proper names, musical instruments, compositions, etc..

   Wilhelmina; sonatina.

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-ina ³ American  

1. a suffix used in taxonomic names in biology.

   Euglenoidina; Nemertina.

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Etymology

Origin of -ina²

< Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus

Origin of -ina³

< New Latin, neuter plural of Latin -īnus or Greek -inos; cf. -in ¹, -ine ¹

Example Sentences

“Our kids really liked the hands-on part of it,” said J Ina, the principal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Ina BBC interview in October, Harris said she would "possibly" be president one day and was confident there would be a woman in the White House in future.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

A framed photo of a scene from the 1915 film “The Wild Goose Chase,” starring Ina Claire, shows Cecil B. DeMille directing, in center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

"The concentration of receptors for such toxins in the body increased, which means that the inflammatory response increased," explains study leader Ina Bergheim from the University of Vienna.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

I can’t tear myself away from the book A Knock at the Door by Ina Bakker Boudier.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank