Adina is a female
given name
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.
In the
Balkans
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, Adina is popular among
Bosniaks
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in the former
Yugoslav nations. The name is either a modification of the name
Eden, which means "delight," or a modification of the name
Edina
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, which is derived from the Arabic word دين (din), meaning ''faith''. This region also has a male equivalent: Adin (for example,
Adin Vrabac).
In Hebrew, Adina (עדינה) means "gentle" or "mild".
Given name
* Adina, in Jewish tradition, is the mother of
Rachel
Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...
and
Leah
Leah () appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son Reuben. She has thr ...
,
while another, Adina daughter of Yovav ben Yoktan, is the wife of
Levi
Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
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Adina (biblical figure), male given name spelled עדינא, listed in I Chronicles 11:42 as one of the "mighty men" of King David's army
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Adina (singer), Ghanaian musician
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Adina Anton (born 1984), Romanian long jumper who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Adina Bar-On (born 1951), Israeli performance artist
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Adina Bar-Shalom (born 1945 or 1946), Israeli educator, columnist and social activist
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Adina Bastidas (born 1943), Venezuelan economist active in politics
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Adina Beg (died 1758), Governor of the Punjab
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Adina Fohlin (born 1984), Swedish model and photographer
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Adina Giurgiu (born 1994), Romanian women's footballer
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Adina Hoffman (born 1967), American essayist, critic, and biographer
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Adina Howard
Adina Marie Howard (born November 14, 1973) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s with her debut album, ''Do You Wanna Ride?'' and her debut single, "Freak like Me". Some of her other minor hit record, hits ...
(born 1973), American singer and songwriter
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Adina Izarra (born 1959), Venezuelan musician, music educator and composer
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Adina Kamien, art curator
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Adina Mandlová
Adina Mandlová (28 January 1910 – 16 June 1991) was a Czech stage and film actress. She was one of the leading stars of 1930s and 1940s Czech cinema. She was involved in a number of scandals and love affairs.
Life and career
Early days
Sh ...
(1910–1991), Czech actress, sex-symbol, and European movie star
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Adina Laura Meiroșu (born 1985), Romanian handballer
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Adina Porter
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(born 1971), American actress
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Adina Salaoru (born 1989), Romanian female volleyball player
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Adina Tal (active from 1985), Swiss-born Israeli actress, playwright and theater director
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Adina-Ioana Vălean (born 1968), Romanian politician and social activist
See also
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Adina (disambiguation)
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Adena (name) Adena or Adeena is a female given name
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Edina (name)
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Idina
References
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