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Where does “Regina” come from?

Regina comes from Latin regina, the feminine form of Latin rex, both deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, rooted in the verb h₃reǵ-.

Ancestry of “Regina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgīna—

Words derived from “Regina”

  • Gina
  • Reginan
  • Gina
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