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Where does “Gina” come from?

Gina is an English given name derived from Regina, which comes from Latin regina (queen), itself from Latin rex (king), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs meaning ruler or king.

Ancestry of “Gina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaginaThe passage leading from the opening of the vulva...
2Latinvāgīna—
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “Gina”

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