Meaning & Origin
A female given name. A female given name from Ancient Greek. A female given name from Latin.
Tina is a girl's and boy's baby name of Latin origin, primarily a diminutive of Christina — from the Latin Christianus meaning "follower of Christ." It also serves as a short form of names ending in -tina, such as Martina and Valentina, and developed as an independent name in the mid-20th century.
Tina was a U.S. top-20 girls' name through much of the 1960s. Tina Turner, the queen of rock and roll, gave the name an indelible association with raw power and longevity — performing sold-out arena shows decades after most peers had retired. Tina Fey adds comedic brilliance to the name's résumé.