Given name
Régine
“queen”·“a queenly woman”
Régine is a form of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Régine is a form of Regina. Interpretations include “queen” (Latin) and “a queenly woman” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Régine is a form of Regina. An origin associated with Regina is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Régine is used as a form of Regina.
Régine’s family of names
Régine has a related form in Regina. Régine is a form of Regina. In French usage, Régine has a conventional equivalent in the English form Regina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Régine
- Régine DeforgesFrench film director and writer (1935–2014)
- Régine PernoudFrench archivist and historian (1909–1998)
- Régine CavagnoudFrench alpine skier1970–2001
- Régine CrespinFrench singer1927–2007
- Régine ZylberbergBelgian singer1929–2022
- Régine ChassagneCanadian musicianborn 1976
- PoldowskiBritish composer (1879-1932)
- Régine RobinCanadian writer (1939–2021)
- Régine VeronnetFrench fencerborn 1929
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