Hina is a female name. In South Asia (Urdu: حنا), it is derived from Henna. In Japan, it is derived from light or sun. In the Pacific Islands, it is derived from a goddess of various Polynesian cultures.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Hina (wrestler)(born 2006), Japanese professional wrestler
- Hina-au-kekele, a Hawaiian lady and the wife of the chief Pilikaʻaie
- Hineuki, a Hawaiian lady whose full name was Hina–keʻuki[2]
- Hina Akechi, Japanese badminton player
- Hina Bokhari, British politician and educator
- Hina Hayata (早田 ひな, born 2000), Japanese table tennis player
- Hina Jilani, Pakistani lawyer and activist
- Hina Kamimura (神村 ひな), Japanese voice actress
- Hina Kaware, Indian politician and a member of the INC
- Hina Dilpazeer Khan, Pakistani actress, model, TV host and singer
- Hina Khan, Indian actress
- Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistani stateswoman and economist
- Hina Rizvi, Pakistani actress
- Hina Khawaja Bayat, Pakistani actress
- Hina Kino (木野 日菜, born 1997), Japanese voice actress
- Hina Saleem, a Pakistani woman killed in an honour killing in Italy
- Hina Shah, Indian entrepreneur
- Hina Shaheen, Pakistani TV, film stage actress and stage dancer
- Hina Spani, Argentine soprano
- Hina Sugita (杉田 妃和, born 1997), Japanese women's footballer
- Hina Suguta (直田 姫奈, born 1995), Japanese voice actress
- Hina Tachibana (立花 日菜), Japanese voice actress
- Hina Tasleem, German actress
- Hina Yōmiya (羊宮 妃那, born 2000), Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters
edit- Hina Amano, a character in the film Weathering with You
- Hina Hikawa, a character from the media franchise BanG Dream!
- Hina Kagiyama, a character from the Touhou Project franchise
- Hina Kazim, character in the film A Wedding (Noces)
- Hina Kudo, a character from the South Korean TV show Mr. Sunshine
- Hina Midorikawa, a character from the anime series Smile PreCure! (known as Hannah Swanson in English)
- Hina Sorasaki (空崎 ヒナ), a character from the role-playing video game Blue Archive
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Name Hina Meaning, Origin etc. - Girl Names - Baby Name Hina". 20 February 2014.
- ^ She was also known simply as Hina.