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Home Contact us FAQs News Help About us T&Cs Links <span><span id="nev467" class="name rokon ak">kászon (M)> Caoimhín (M)> Héloïse (F)> Caomhín (M)> Sándor (M)> Ùisdeann (M)> Damián (M)> Casimira (F)> Màireag (F)> Damião (M)> Casimir (M)> Cokkie (F)> Ríona (F)>

Ríona (female)

Variants:Regina (F) Rina (F)
Diminutive for:Caitrìona (F) Catriona (F) Katriona (F)
Derivative of:Rionach (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Gaelic, via Rionach from rioghan, "queen", Anglicized as Rina.

Ríona has recently been adopted as a diminutive for Caitriona/Catriona.
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