Meaning: Its source is Katarina, a Scandinavian name meaning "Pure."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Hebrew, Dutch and English.

Nickname For: Carina, Irina, Marina and Katerina

Alternative Spellings: Reena, Rena and Riina

Variant Forms: Rini

Popularity: The name Rina ranked 1733rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: This evolved as a short form of a number of other names as well, including Sabrina and Marina.