Aina is a given name that is found in multiple cultures. It is typically a female name in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

, Malaysia,

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

, Catalonia, Bangladesh, and Scandinavia, also in Madagascar, and a male name in Yoruba or Female name in Edo Nigeria. Aina is a variant of Aino in Scandinavia, and means "always." In Latvia, the name Aina means "view, sight", and is a variant of the male name Ainārs. In Japan, the name combines the Japanese words 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens".''Behind the Name''
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Retrieved on 8 January 2016. In India and Bangladesh, Aina is the Hindi and Bengali word for "mirror." In the Arabic language Aina is derived from the word "Ain" meaning "eyes". In Hawaiian it literally means "that which feeds" it can also means "country". In Malagasy the word means "life".

People

*, Japanese voice actress and singer *

Aina Bartmann Aina Nilsen Bartmann, née Edelmann (born 16 April 1959) is leader of the foundation Farmer's Market in Norway, former leader of the Norwegian Farmers and Smallholders Union from 1992 to 1994 and politician for the Socialist Left Party. Career She ...

(born 1959), Norwegian politician *

Aina Berg Aina Berg (7 January 1902 – 7 October 1992) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won bronze medals in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), off ...

(1902–1992), Swedish swimmer * Aina Vivian Breen (1919-2007), Swedish-American O.G. * Aina Cid (born 1994), Spanish competitive rower *

Aina Erlander Aina Erlander (née Andersson; 28 September 1902 – 24 February 1990) was a Swedish lecturer and the wife of Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander from 1930 until his death in June 1985. Aina Erlander's father was a mill and factory owner active ...

(1902–1990), Swedish teacher *, Japanese singer and actress *

Aina Karlsone Aina Karlsone (13 November 1935 – 17 December 2012) was a Latvian artist and author. Karlsone gained prominence as an exlibriste, producing approximately 3100 works in her lifetime. Her works were featured in exhibitions both internationally a ...

(1935–2012), Latvian artist *, Japanese actress and singer *

Aina Moll Marquès Aina Moll Marquès (1 December 1930 - 9 February 2019) was a Spanish philologist and politician, who served as director of Linguistic Policy of the Generalitat de Catalunya. She was a recipient of Creu de Sant Jordi and the Ramon Llull Award. Bio ...

(1930-2019), Spanish philologist and politician * Aina More (born 1992), British actor and singer *

Aina Muceniece Aina Muceniece (23 March 1924 – 14 February 2010) was a Latvian immunologist and founder of practical cancer virotherapy who discovered that an echovirus might be a useful treatment for melanoma. Life and work Aina Muceniece was born in ...

(1924–2010), Latvian scientist *

Aina Onabolu Aina Onabolu (1882 – 1963) was a pioneering Nigerian modern arts teacher and painter who was an important figure in the introduction of arts into the curriculum of secondary schools in the country. He promoted the drawing of environmental form ...

(1882–1963), Nigerian artist * Aina Owoniyi (born 1955), Nigerian politician *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese ice hockey player

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