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Ríona (female)

Variants:Regina (F) Rina (F)
Diminutive for:Caitrìona (F) Catriona (F) Katriona (F)
Derivative of:Rionach (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, via Rionach from rioghan, "queen", Anglicized as Rina.

Ríona has recently been adopted as a diminutive for Caitriona/Catriona.
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