What is "nina"

Nina \Nina\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology) A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.

fem. proper name; in a Russian context it is a shortening of Annina, diminutive of Greek Anna. In a Spanish context, Niña "child, infant," a nursery word.

Nina may refer to:

• Nina (name), people with the name Nina

Nina, o sia La pazza per amore (Nina, or the Girl Driven Mad by Love) is an opera, described as a commedia in prosa ed in verso per musica, in two acts by Giovanni Paisiello to an Italian libretto by Giambattista (also Giovanni Battista) Lorenzi after Giuseppe Carpani's translation of Benoît-Joseph Marsollier's Nina, ou La folle par amour, set by Nicolas Dalayrac in 1786.

The work is a sentimental comedy with set numbers, recitative and spoken dialog. It is set in Italy in the 18th century.

Nina was first performed in a one act version at the Teatro del Reale Sito di Belvedere in Caserta, San Leucio on 25 June 1789. A revised two-act work was presented at the Teatro dei Fiorentini in Naples in the autumn of 1790.

"Niña" (Girl) is a song recorded and performed by Spanish/ Mexican pop rock group La 5ª Estación. The song is the fourth and final radio single from the band's second studio album, Flores de Alquiler. It reached number 36 on the U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.

Nina is the self-titled third studio album by Filipino singer Nina, released in the Philippines on August 23, 2006 by Warner Music. After the success of her cover album Nina Live!, Nina decided to release an all-original studio album as a follow-up. She named the album after herself and stated that she considers it to be "self-titled," because she believes it showcases her true self as an artist. The album recaptures the sound of her first two albums, but only bigger and broader in terms of genre. It consists mostly of "toned-down" songs that were sung in a "soft, near-whispery volume." The project marked the first time that she worked with Jim Baluyut as the new executive of the label. The production also featured international songwriters Walter Afanasieff, Matthew Gerrard and Harvey Mason, Jr.

The idea of recording an all-original album came up when Nyoy Volante wrote two ballad love songs for Nina. She called the songs "beautiful and inspiring," that she ended up recording an album of original songs. She also described Volante to be "very instrumental" in the direction they took for the album. Another reason on why the label departed from the Nina Live! concept is that they did not feel it is right to give the fans two cover albums in a row. Instead, they did the opposite—an all-original studio album which showcases Nina's more delicate, "chill-out" sound—leaving a part of her diva persona behind. The album was originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2006, but was moved due to conflict with her scheduled concerts in the United States.

Upon release, Nina received the most positive reviews and the highest critical ratings among Nina albums, with Titik Pilipino calling her "more refined, polished." On January 30, 2007, the album was made available on digital download through iTunes and Amazon.com MP3 Download. It did not equal the commercial success of Nina Live!, but it managed to reach Gold status by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) in 2006. In 2007, the album was certified Platinum and earned awards from different organizations. Due to the album's critical and commercial success, Warner decided to re-release it in a special limited edition, featuring the hits of Barry Manilow. The re-release earned three singles, on which the two became commercial hits.

Four singles were released from the album. " Araw Mo", a birthday song that was used for the promotion of Goldilocks' 40 Thoughtful Years Anniversary, was included in the album as a bonus track. The first official single, " I Do", was released along with the album and it managed to pick up substantial airplay. It didn't equal the success of Nina's previous singles, however. " Someday" was released as the album's second single. The song later achieved international success, being covered by popular Southeast Asian artists. " I Can't Make You Love Me", a Bonnie Raitt original, was the last commercial single which quickly became a radio favorite, topping radio charts in the country. " Love Is Contagious", a Taja Sevelle original, is the other cover in the album and later, received limited rotation on radio.

Nina, ou La folle par amour (Nina, or The Woman Crazed with Love) is an opéra-comique in one act by the French composer Nicolas Dalayrac. It was first performed on 15 May 1786 by the Comédie-Italienne at the first Salle Favart in Paris. The libretto, by Benoît-Joseph Marsollier des Vivetières, is based on a short story by Baculard d'Arnaud.

Nina is a 2004 Brazilian drama film directed by Heitor Dhalia and starring Guta Stresser and Myriam Muniz. The plot is loosely based on the 1886 Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel Crime and Punishment. The setting is described to be of a dark humor nature in an urban new-age post apocalyptic gothic world, and includes manga-like animations throughout the film.

Nina is a feminine Russian name derived from original Georgian form Nino. Being a Christian name, it dates back to Saint Nino.

The name Nina may originate from the old Slavic word Ninati, meaning "dreamer" or "dream".

Other origins for the name Nina include - Native American, Spanish, English Croatian, and Indian. In Europe it is a short form of names such as Marina and Katharina. Another meaning: mother in Swahili; flower in Old Greek, and fire in Quechua.

Anna Maria Agustí Flores (born in Barcelona on 1 October 1966), known professionally as Nina, is a Spanish musical actress and singer.

She started her music career in the 1980s performing with bands like "Costa Brava" or "Xavier Cugat", backed by Catalan musician Xavier Cugat. In 1987, she rose to fame nationwide in the popular TVE game show Un, dos, tres, where she was casted as one of the "secretaries". In 1989, she was internally selected by TVE to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 with the song " Nacida para amar" ("Born to Love") by Juan Carlos Calderón. She finished in sixth place.

Subsequently she has worked as an actress in several television shows on TV3 and TVE, has also collaborated in radio programmes, and has released records mainly in Catalan language. She has also worked in stage musicals like Las cuatro cartas (1990), Cabaret (1992), Casem-nos una mica (1993), Te odio mi amor (1995), Company (1997) Pierrot Lunaire (1998), Corre, corre Diva (1998), Espai pel somni (1999), Programa Sondheim (2000), and the Spanish production of Mamma Mia! (2004–2010, 2015-), where she stars as Donna. From 2001 to 2004, she had a prominent role as the "director of the academy" in the first three seasons of reality talent show Operación Triunfo on TVE; in 2011 she came back as the director of the academy in the eight and final season of Operación Triunfo, on Telecinco.

NINA was a particle accelerator located at Daresbury Laboratory, UK that was used for particle physics and synchrotron radiation.

Nina is an American biographical film written and directed by Cynthia Mort. The film focuses on American musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone, portrayed by Zoe Saldana. The film also stars David Oyelowo, Ella Thomas, and Mike Epps. The film was released on April 22, 2016, in a limited release and through video on demand by RLJ Entertainment. The film has met with heavy criticism from a number of people, and Simone's estate has declined to endorse the film.

Nina is a Nina Simone tribute album recorded by Xiu Xiu. It was released on Graveface Records on December 3, 2013 to generally favorable reviews.

Niña (Spanish for "little girl") may refer to:

Nina is the fourth studio album by Croatian recording artist Nina Badrić, released in 2000 by Croatia Records.