Regina

Latin

"queen"

Regina Origin and Meaning

The name Regina is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "queen".

A classic name with regal elegance--Queen Victoria, like other queens, had Regina appended to her name. She was a Top 100 name in the 1960s.

St. Regina was a third century virgin martyr and her name was originally bestowed on girls in the Middle Ages, but it is used by modern Roman Catholics more because Regina Coeli (Queen of Heaven) is one of the Virgin Mary's titles.

Often found in literature, Regina Engstrand plays a role in Ibsen's Ghosts, Regina Giddens is the central character in Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes and Regina Durham appears in Gore Vidal's novel The Judgement of Paris; more recently she was a mean girl in the movie Mean Girls. Regina is the birth name of actress Jenna Fisher, introducing a creative nickname spin.

Regina Rank in US Top 1000

# 328 in the US

Regina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1039 on Nameberry

Regina Popularity

• 328 US 2023
• 1039 Nameberry 2024
• 337 Future 2028
• 4 Mexico 2021
• 88 Hungary 2023

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Famous People Named Regina

• Saint Regina French virgin,martyr
• Regina Helene Elizabeth Margarete of Saxe Meiningen, Crown Princess consort of Otto von Habsburg
• Regina concubine of Charlemagne and mother of two of his children
• Regina Marie "Jenna" Fischer American actress
• Regina (born Irena JalÅ¡ovec) Slovenian singer
• Regina Belle American singer/actress
• Regina Resnik American opera singer
• Regina Encarnacion Ansong Velasquez Filipina singer and actress
• Regina Carter American jazz violinist
• Regina Marcia Benjamin 18th U.S. Surgeon General
• Regina Ilyinichna Spektor Russian,American singer,songwriter
• Regina Aparecida "Queen" Saraiva Brazilian pop singer
• Regina Aleksandrovna Kulikova Russian tennis player
• Regina King American actress
• Regina Hall American actress
• Regina Ip Hong Kong politician
• Regina Taylor American actress
• Regina M. Anderson American playwright
• Regina Brett American journalist and author
• (Verla) Eileen (Regina) Brennan American actress
• Regina Sarfaty Rickless American operatic mezzo,soprano
• Regina Leigh and Regina Nicks singers in American country duo Regina and Regina
• Regina Protmann beatified German nun
• Regina Richards American pop singer
• Regina Cassandra Indian actress
• Regina Protmann Polish blessed nun
• Regina Szafraniec illegitimate daughter of the Polish king Zygmunt I the Old
• Regina (Elżbieta Agnieszka) Danysz,Fleszarowa, Polish social activist, politician, senator and co,founder of Democratic Party
• Regina Maria Pisarek Polish singer
• Regina Audoglio (b. 2013) daughter of singer Soledad Pastorutti and Jeremías Audoglio
• Regina Sultanova Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast
• Regina Deutinger (b. 1982) German Model Playboy Magazine's Playmate of the Month for April 2008

Regina in Pop Culture

• Regina Hubbard Giddens main character in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1939)
• Regina Durham character in Gore Vidal's "The Judgement of Paris"
• Regina Engstrand character in Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts"
• Regina George character in the movie "Mean Girls"
• Regina Mills character on TV's "Once Upon a Time"
• Regina Berry character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
• Regina 'Reggie' Kostas character on TV's "Becker"
• Regina Phalange pseudonym used by Phoebe on TV's "Friends"
• Regina Vasquez character on TV's "Switched at Birth"
• Regina/Toypurnia mother of Zorro in Isabel Allende's novel Zorro (2005)
• Regina "Reggie" Rocket character in animated series "Rocket Power"
• Regina Curtis character in video game "Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk"
• Regina Rich character in the Richie Rich series
• Regina main character in short film "One,Minute Time Machine"
• Regina "Regine" Hunter character on TV's "Living Single"
• Regina main character of the video game series Dino Crisis
• "Regina " opera by Albert Lortzing and its main character
• Regina "Reggie" Lampert character in 1963 comedy,mystery film "Charade"
• Regina main character in "I Am Regina"
• Regina Saskatchewan, Canada (pronounced Re,JYE,na)
• Regina Latin title for a regnant queen