Tina

Meaning: Its source is Christina, an English name meaning "Christ's follower."

Origin: "Christina."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

Nickname For: Augustina, Bettina, Christina, Martina, Santina and Laurentina

Nicknames: Tineke

Compound Forms: Shaunteena and Shawntina

Alternative Spellings: Teena, Tena and Tinah

Variant Forms: Latina and Taina

Non-English Forms: Tine and Tiina

Popularity: The name Tina ranked 639th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 92nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists before 1993, but is becoming less commonly used. In some cases, it has fallen off the lists altogether.

Narrative: Other names for which Tina serves as a nickname include Bettina, Martina and Augustina. It began to appear as an independent name at the beginning of the 20th century, reaching its peak in the 1960s.

Tina is essentially an ornament, with no intrinsic meaning. Other such ornaments that have developed into independent names include Nita (from Anita and others) and Rita (from Margarita).

Arts and Music

Tina Turner (born 1938)
American singer, songwriter and actress. Original name: Annie Mae Bullock.
- 1984 Grammy winner for best female vocal performance, for ''''What''s Love Got to Do with It?'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Member of the Playboy Music Hall of Fame (see list of Playboy Music Hall of Fame)
- 1985 MTV Networks award for best video by a female artist, for ''''What''s Love Got to Do with It?'''' (see list of Winners of MTV Video Music Awards)
- Performed on ''''We Are the World'''' (see list of Performers on ''We Are the World'')

Miscellaneous

Tina Kjaergaard
- Danish model (see list of Fashion Models)

Stage and Screen

Tina Arning
- Actress on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Performers on ''The Young and the Restless'')
Tina Louise
American actress.
- Portrayed Ginger Grant (see list of Actors on ''Gilligan's Island'')
Tina Roberts
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Characters on ''One Life to Live'')
Officer Tina Russo
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Megan Gallagher (see list of Characters on ''Hill Street Blues'')
Tina Sloan
- Actress on soap opera ''''Guiding Light'''' (see list of Performers on ''Guiding Light'')
Tina Turner (born 1938)
American singer, songwriter and actress. Original name: Annie Mae Bullock.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Tina Vitale
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Mia Farrow (see list of Characters in the film Broadway Danny Rose)

The Literary World

Tina Blake
Fictional character.
- A character in Stephen King''s novel Carrie (see list of Characters in Carrie)
Tina Rosenberg
American writer.
- 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner for General Nonfiction, for The Haunted Land: Facing Europe''s Ghosts After Communism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction)
- 1996 National Book Award for Nonfiction, for The Haunted Land: Facing Europe''s Ghosts After Communism (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)