Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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INA. Common in Sc. as a female pet form of names of which the first element is a male name, as Georgina, Williamina. In Scot., esp. in the Highlands and I. Sc., such names were common and much more extended than in Eng., hence Alexandrina, Andrina, Davi(di)na, Donaldina, Jacobina, Jamesina, Johnina, Peterina, Robertina, Thomasina, etc. (Sh. 1951 A. T. Cluness Shetland Isles 269). [′ɑenə]
