Maina (last name)
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Maina is an Italian
surname that belongs to the region of the Italian Alps.
Maina/Moyna/Mayna is a Assamese
nickname (usually female). The term is also used as a call of endearment.
Maina is an Latvian language
personal name
, descended from the Finnish language
Maini.
Notable people who share this name include:
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
surname that belongs to the region of the Italian Alps.
Maina/Moyna/Mayna is a Assamese
Assamese language
Assamese is the easternmost Indo-Aryan language. It is used mainly in the state of Assam in North-East India. It is also the official language of Assam. It is also spoken in parts of Arunachal Pradesh and other northeast Indian states. Nagamese, an Assamese-based Creole language is widely used in...
nickname (usually female). The term is also used as a call of endearment.
Maina is an Latvian language
Latvian language
Latvian is the official state language of Latvia. It is also sometimes referred to as Lettish. There are about 1.4 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and about 150,000 abroad. The Latvian language has a relatively large number of non-native speakers, atypical for a small language...
personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
, descended from the Finnish language
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
Maini.
Notable people who share this name include:
- Maina GielgudMaina GielgudMaina Gielgud is a former British ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator. She was artistic director of the Australian Ballet from 1983 to 1996 and is that company's longest serving director to date. She had a twenty year career as a dancer in Europe and the United Kingdom. Gielgud...
(b. 1945), former British dancer and dance administrator - Maina wa KinyattiMaina wa KinyattiMaina wa Kinyatti is a Kenyan Marxist historian and former political prisoner under Daniel arap Moi's dictatorship. He is widely considered the foremost researcher on the Mau Mau in Kenya, one of the primary reasons that Kenyatti was arrested and imprisoned...
(b. bef. 1982), Kenyan historian and former political prisoner - Maina Maaji LawanMaina Maaji LawanMaina Maaji Lawan is a Nigerian politician and former governor of Borno State in Nigeria who is now a member of the Senate for the Borno North constituency.-Background:...
(b. 1954), former governor of Borno State, Nigeria - Adamu Maina Waziri (b. 1952), Nigerian politician
- James Maina BoiJames Maina BoiJames Maina Boi was a Kenyan middle distance runner. He is best known for winning the 800 metres distance at the 1978 All-Africa Games and a silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games....
(1954–2004), former Kenyan runner - James Maina KamauJames Maina KamauJames Maina Kamau is a Kenyan politician. He belongs to the Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Kandara Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya since the Kenyan parliamentary election, 2007.-References:...
(b. bef. 2007), Kenyan politician - Charles Gitonga MainaCharles Gitonga MainaCharles Gitonga Maina is a 6'10" Kenyan-born actor best known for his co-starring role in The Air Up There. On the set of this film, Maina's character Saleh is taught the "Jimmy Dolan Shake and Bake," a basketball move that led his team to victory.Maina also guest starred in the episode "Lostland"...
(b. 1976), Kenyan actor - Leonard Mucheru Maina (b. 1978), Kenyan runner
- Mohammed MainaMohammed MainaLt. Colonel Mohammed Maina was governor of Borno State, Nigeria during the military administrations of Generals Ibrahim Babangida.Maina was a member of the Lagos Zone military tribunal set up in 1984 by the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari to try public officers from the Shehu Shagari era...
(b. bef. 1984), former governor of Borno State, Nigeria - Pete MainaPete Maina]Pete Maina is an author, professional muskie angler, professional photographer, TV show host, professional speaker and former magazine owner....
(b. 1963), American professional fisherman and personality - Soga MainaSoga MainaSoga Maina is an American Samoan football player. He has played for American Samoa national team.-References:*...
(b. 1978), American Samoan football player