Is the name Tina short for anything, like Bill is short for William?
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Tina is Latin and means Little One.
It is also a shortened version of the following names each of them having different meanings-
Albertina-of German origin meaning noble and bright.
Celestina-of Latin origin meaning heavenly.
Christina of Greek origin meaning annointed, follows Christ.
Clementina-of Latin origin meaning merciful.
Justina-of Hebrew /Latin origin meaning just, true.
Katarina/Katina-of Greek origin meaning pure.
Martina-of Latin origin meaning warlike.
Valentina-of Latin origin meaning good health.
Cristina
Christina
christina
In Italy is short for Valentina, Cristina or Antonietta.
not as far as I know !
I suppose you could call someone Tina if their name were Christina.
Tina may be short for Christina.
In fact Bill is not short for William. It's a fairly common pet name for a William.
Christina
Yes Christina and Martina
Christina
Yes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tina.
Tina is a common female given name. It originates from Old English 'Tyne, Tyna, Tina', meaning 'river'. It is also a nickname for other names:
* Bettina
* Christina (Cristina)
* Christine
* Martina
In some cases women named Christina may shorten the name to be called Tina. This is the only one I can think of.
Christina
Christina
Chris-Tina, get it?
I've known Tinas who used it as a nickname for Christina and Augustina. I'm sure there are other names too, pretty much anything ending in -tine or tina. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Tina can be short for anything like Christina or robertina
I have an Italian aunt called Tina. Its short for Clementina.
Martina.
Usually, short for Christina.
Christina
Christina? ask them.
Could be Christina, or Martina but Tina in itself is also a full name. There ya go.
Christina
Unless the person you are talking about was given the name TINA at birth , it's short for Christina.
It was originally a shortening of Martina.
Valentina or Christina come to mind.
and i see how we get will or bill from william, but where in the heck did we get dick from richard
CHRISTINA, KATRIANA,
Tina is short for Christine or Christina.
Christina
the only one that comes to mind is Christina, although I have heard the name Augustina before.
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