Given name & surname · also Slavic
Varina
“yet to be discovered”·“thorn”
Varina is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “yet to be discovered” and “thorn”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “yet to be discovered” and “thorn”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Slavic and English naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Varina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 212
- 0 boys · 212 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 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.
Varina’s family of names
In English usage, Varina has a related form in Verina. Varina has a related form in Vareena. Varina has a related form in Varinah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Varina
- Varina DavisSecond wife of President Jefferson Davis and First Lady of the Confederate States (1826–1906)
- Varina Anne DavisAmerican writer (1864-1898)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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