Given name
Nerina
“a powerful and unyielding man”
Nerina is a diminutive of Nero. One Latin interpretation is “a powerful and unyielding man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nerina is a diminutive of Nero. One Latin interpretation is “a powerful and unyielding man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
How it developed
Nerina is a diminutive of Nero.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nerina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33
- 0 boys · 33 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 280 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nerina’s family of names
Nerina is a diminutive of Nero. Nerina has a related form in Nereida.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nerina
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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