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feminine name meaning "queen" from the

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, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same.MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Regina
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List of persons

Historical

* Elizabeth Regina (1926-2022),

Queen of the United Kingdom The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiw ...

and 14 other Commonwealth realms * Regina (concubine), 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne *

Regina Basilier Regina Basilier (née Kleifeldt 1572–1631), was a Swedish (originally German) merchant and moneylender. She is known as a banker of king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Biography She was born in Danzig (which was then part of the Polish-Lithuani ...

(1572-1631), German-Swedish merchant banker * Regina Protmann (1552–1613), Prussian nun * Regina von Siebold (1771–1849), German physician and obstetrician *

Saint Regina (martyr) Saint Regina (''Regnia'', french: Sainte Reine) (3rd century) was a virgin martyr and saint of the pre-schism Christian Church. Regina was born in Autun, France, to a pagan named Clement. Her mother died at her birth and her father placed her with ...

, 3rd century French martyr

Musical artists

* Regina (singer) (born 1965), Slovenian singer *

Regina Belle Regina Elaine Belle (born July 17, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter who started her career in the mid-1980s. Known for her singles " Baby Come to Me" (1989) and " Make It Like It Was" (1990), Belle's most notable for two hit duets, both wit ...

(born 1963), American singer * Regina Richards (born 1954), American singer *

Regina Resnik Regina Resnik (born Regina Resnick, August 30, 1922 – August 8, 2013) was an American opera singer who had an active international career that spanned five decades. She began her career as a soprano in 1942 and soon after began a lengthy and ...

(1922-2013), American operatic singer * Regina Carter (born 1966), American jazz violinist *

Regina "Queen" Saraiva Regina Aparecida "Queen" Saraiva (born September 1, 1968, Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil), also known as Regina, Queen Regina, or Jean Jane, is a Brazilian-born Italian eurodance vocalist, dancer and actress who scored several hits across Europe ...

(born 1978), Brazilian musician *

Regina Spektor Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in ...

(born 1980), Russian-American singer-songwriter * Regina Todorenko (born 1990), Ukrainian singer and television presenter *

Elis Regina Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 2002), known professionally as Elis Regina (), was a Brazilian singer of MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. She became nationall ...

(1945–1982), Brazilian singer

Actors

* Régina Badet (1876-1949), French actress and dancer * Regina King (born 1971), American actress * Regina Hall (born 1970), American actress * Regina Taylor (born 1960), American actress *

Regina Cassandra Regina Cassandra (born 13 December 1990) is an Indian actress and Model who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Kanda Naal Mudhal'' in 2005 and made her Telugu film debut with '' Siva Manas ...

(born 1988), Indian film actress

Athletes

Regina Joyce Regina Joyce (born February 7, 1957) is a retired female long-distance runner originally from Ireland. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, finishing 23rd in the marathon. Her younger sister Monica also competed in the 1984 O ...

(born 1957), Irish long-distance runner * Regina Halmich (born 1976), German boxer * Regina Kulikova (born 1989), Russian tennis player

Politicians

Regina Asamany Regina Asamany (born 30 July 1927) was a Ghanaian politician who hailed from Kpando, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. She is widely recognised as one of the women whose efforts helped Ghana attain independence. She was the daughter of an iv ...

(born 1927), Ghanaian politician * Regīna Ločmele-Luņova (born 1966), Latvian politician *

Regina Ip Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee (; ' Lau; born 24 August 1950) is a Chinese politician. She is currently the Convenor of the Executive Council (ExCo) and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), as well as the founder and current chairp ...

(born 1950), Hong Kong politician * Regina Weiss, American politician

Other professionals

Regina Anderson Regina M. Anderson (May 21, 1901 – February 5, 1993) was an American playwright and librarian. She was of Native American, Jewish, East Indian, Swedish, and other European ancestry (including one grandparent who was a Confederate general); one ...

(1901–1993), American writer * Regina Barzilay (born 1971), Israeli computer scientist * Regina Brett (born 1956), American journalist * Regina Benjamin (born 1956), American physician and U.S. Surgeon General *

Regīna Ezera Regīna Ezera, the pen name of Regīna Šamreto (20 December 1930 – 11 June 2002), was a successful Latvian author of Polish origin who wrote more than 20 novels. A recipient of the Order of the Three Stars, she suffered financially as a result ...

(1930–2002), Latvian writer * Regina Jonas (1902–1944), the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi * Regina Lopez (1953–2019), Filipina environmentalist and philanthropist *

Regina Margareten Regina Margareten (December 20 or 25, 1863 – January 15, 1959) was a Hungarian-American entrepreneur, who became known as the "Matzoh Queen" of New York City. She immigrated to the United States in 1883, where the family set up a business whic ...

(1863–1959), Hungarian businesswoman * Regina Martínez Pérez (1963–2012), Mexican journalist *

Regina Moran Regina Moran FIEI served as CEO of Fujitsu Ireland and UK. She was the President for Engineers Ireland for 2014. She is a Fellow of Engineers of Ireland. Moran is currently Vodafone Enterprise Director and chair of THEA, the Technological Highe ...

, Irish Engineer * Regina Narva (born 1970), Estonian chess player

Fictional characters

* Regina, character in the video games ''Dino Crisis'' and ''Dino Crisis 2'' *Regina Curtis, a character in '' Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk'' *Regina George, a character in the movie ''

Mean Girls ''Mean Girls'' is a 2004 American teen comedy film directed by Mark Waters and written by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried (in her film debut), Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler and ...

'' *Regina Grier, a character on the sitcom ''

The Steve Harvey Show ''The Steve Harvey Show'' is an American television sitcom that aired on The WB from August 25, 1996, to February 17, 2002. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan. Synopsis Steve Hightower ( Steve Harvey) is a 1970s f ...

'' *Regina Linetti, a character in ''

Brooklyn Nine-Nine ''Brooklyn Nine-Nine'' is an American police procedural Television comedy, comedy television series that aired on Fox Television Network, Fox, and later on NBC. The show aired from September 17, 2013, to September 16, 2021, for a total of eight ...

'' *Regina Mills, a main character in the series '' Once Upon a Time'' *Regina Phalange, an alias of

Phoebe Buffay Phoebe Buffay is one of the six main characters from the American sitcom, ''Friends''. She is created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman and portrayed by actress Lisa Kudrow. In the series' universe, Phoebe was born on February 16 and is the d ...

in the television series '' Friends'' *Regina "Reggie" Rocket, a character in the American animated series '' Rocket Power'' *Regina Vasquez, a character in the series '' Switched at Birth'' *Regina, a character in the Spanish film '' Volver''

References

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