-ina

-ina is a Latin diminutive suffix, meaning 'belonging to'. It is used to create diminutive forms of names.

It is also used

• to Latinise names
• to create female forms of male names
• to create diminutive forms of non-Latin names

For variant forms see:

• -bina
• -dina
• -fina
• -gina
• -kina
• -lina
• -mina
• -nina
• -rina
• -sina
• -stina
• -tina
• -trina
• -vina

It can be a misinterpreted other ending as well, e.g. variant forms of Euphrosyne and Jasmin.

The male form of the suffix is -inus.

See also -inia, -na