Ninah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ninah

What is the meaning of the name Ninah ?

The baby name Ninah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': 'ˈniːnə', 'respelling': 'NEE-nah'}.

Ninah is Georgian, Russian, Spanish in Origin.

Ninah is a modern variant of Nina with layered, cross-cultural roots. In Slavic lands it serves as a familiar form of Antonina and other -nina names; in Georgia it parallels Nino, borne by the 4th‑century saint who evangelized Iberia. Spanish links it to niña “girl,” Quechua to nina “fire,” and modern Hebrew to niná “great‑granddaughter.” Some scholars also connect Nina to the Mesopotamian goddess Ninâ. The final h is a stylistic English addition that keeps the same sound.

Nina gained wider European use in the 19th century and entered English records by the late 1800s; the Ninah spelling appears occasionally in early U.S. data and remains rare. Variants include Nina, Niña, and Nína; related forms are Antonina and Georgian Nino; nicknames Nini and Nin. Depending on origin, meanings span “fire,” “girl,” and the Hebrew familial sense, though many choose Ninah simply for its succinct, international style.