Trina is a common

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first name First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

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n origin. The name is based on the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

word for "triple", Trena, and is occasionally used in reference to the

Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...

. Trina is often used as a shortened version of names such as Katrina. In dance, it is used as a term referring to a ballerina in training.https://www.theodysseyonline.com/you-know-youre-trina-when

People named Trina

Trina (rapper) Katrina Laverne Taylor (born December 3, 1978), known professionally as Trina, is an American rapper. She rose to prominence in 1998 with her appearance on the Trick Daddy single "Nann Nigga". Trina has been described by '' XXL'' as "the most ...

, an American rap artist, born Katrina Taylor *

Trina Belamide Katrina "Trina" Belamide is a Filipino songwriter and record producer. According to the ''Manila Times'' she has written songs for most of the Philippines' top recording artists. Career Belamide began taking piano lessons at age 8 and started ...

, a Filipino songwriter and record producer * Trina Braxton, an American singer, actress and reality television personality *

Trina Broussard Katrina Broussard (born October 8, 1969) is an R&B singer and songwriter. Trina Broussard began her career in 1997 when she covered Minnie Riperton's song " Inside My Love". A year later, Broussard signed a recording contract with Jermaine Dupr ...

, an R&B singer and songwriter * Trina Davis, an American-born Fijian women's footballer *

Trina Gulliver Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...

, a female darts player, and ten-time ladies' world champion *

Trina Hamlin Trina Hamlin is an American folk-rock singer-songwriter from Minneapolis. She studied at the Berklee College of Music, majoring in professional music, after which she moved to New York City and began performing with the band Blue Leaves. She ...

, an American folk-rock singer-songwriter * Trina Hosmer (born 1945), American cross-country skier * Trina Jackson, an American freestyle swimmer who won an olympic gold medal * Trina Jeffrie, an American comedian and actress * Trina McGee, an American actress *

Trina McQueen Catherine Margaret "Trina" McQueen, OC (born 1943) is a Canadian journalist and broadcasting executive. She was born Catherine Margaret Janitch in Belleville, Ontario and was educated at Belleville Collegiate, going on to receive a BJ from Carle ...

, a Canadian journalist and broadcasting executive * Trina Medina, a Venezuelan Salsa and Son singer, songwriter and music arranger *

Trina Nishimura Trina Nishimura is an American voice actress who has worked primarily with Funimation. She is known for the voice of Mikasa Ackerman on ''Attack on Titan'' and Kurisu Makise on ''Steins;Gate.'' Early life and career At age 3, her family moved t ...

, an American voice actress working with

Funimation Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...

* Trina Papisten, a Polish alleged witch * Trina Parks, an American actress, vocalist, choreographer, principal dancer and dance instructor * Trina Pratt, an American former competitive ice dancer * Trina Radke, an American former competitive swimmer * Trina Roache, a Mi'kmaq video journalist, *

Trina Robbins Trina Robbins (born Trina Perlson; August 17, 1938, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cartoonist. She was an early participant in the underground comix movement, and one of the first female artists in that movement. In the 1980s, Robbins beca ...

, an American cartoonist. *

Trina Schart Hyman Trina Schart Hyman (April 8, 1939 – November 19, 2004) was an American illustrator of children's books. She illustrated over 150 books, including fairy tales and Arthurian legends. She won the 1985 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illust ...

, an American illustrator *

Trina Shoemaker Kathryn "Trina" Shoemaker is an American mixer, record producer and sound engineer responsible for producing/engineering and/or mixing records for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Something for Kate, Nanci Gri ...

, a mixer, record producer and sound engineer * Trina Vargo, the founder and President of the US-Ireland Alliance * Triinu Kivilaan, an Estonian vocalist and former model, previously a member of the band

Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is an Estonian all-female rock band which enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria. The group formed in 2002 and released their self-titled debut album '' Vanilla N ...

* Trina Saha, an actress based in India.

Fictional

*Trina Echolls, a fictional recurring character portrayed by Alyson Hannigan, on the television series ''

Veronica Mars ''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series pr ...

'' *Trina Vega, played by Daniella Monet in the Nickelodeon show ''

Victorious ''Victorious'' (stylized as ''VICTORiOUS'') is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon, debuting on March 27, 2010, and concluding on February 2, 2013 after four seasons. The series revolves around asp ...

'' *Trina, played by Terra Vnesa in the Canadian drama '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *Trina Riffin, a fictional character from ''

Grojband ''Grojband'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon Studios, with animation by Elliott Animation, and p ...

'' *Trina, a recurring antagonist from '' Big Hero 6: The Series'' voiced by

Christy Carlson Romano Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American actress and singer. She is known for playing Ren Stevens on ''Even Stevens'' and voicing the titular character from '' Kim Possible'', both of which aired on the Disney Channel. Earl ...

*Trina (Taylor), a fictional long-distance swimmer played by Melora Walters in the 1994 comedy Cabin Boy

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