Regina (name)
Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same.[1]
List of persons
Historical
- Regina (concubine), 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne
- Regina von Siebold (1771-1849), German physician and obstetrician
- Regina Protmann (1552–1613), Prussian nun
- Saint Regina (martyr), 3rd century French martyr
Musical artists
- Regina (singer) (born 1965), Slovenian singer
- Regina Belle (born 1963), American singer
- Regina Richards (born 1954), American singer (1986 song "Baby Love")
- Regina Resnik (born 1922), American operatic singer
- Regina Carter (born 1966), American jazz violinist
- Regina "Queen" Saraiva (born 1978), Brazilian musician
- Regina Spektor (born 1980), Russian-American singer-songwriter
- Elis Regina (1945-1982), Brazilian singer
Actors
- Regina King (born 1971), American actress
- Regina Hall (born 1970), American actress
- Regina Taylor (born 1960), American actress
- Regina Cassandra, an Indian film actress
Athletes
- Regina Joyce (born 1957), Irish long-distance runner
- Regina Halmich (born 1976), German boxer
- Regina Kulikova (born 1989), Russian tennis player
Politicians
- Regīna Ločmele-Luņova (born 1966), Latvian politician
Other professionals
- Regina Anderson (1901–1993), American writer
- Regina Brett (born 1956), American journalist
- Regina Benjamin (born 1956), American physician and U.S. Surgeon General
- Regina Jonas (1902 – 1944), the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi
- Regina Martínez Pérez (1963–2012), Mexican journalist
- Regina Narva (born 1970), Estonian chess player
Fictional characters
- Regina George, a character in the movie Mean Girls
- Regina, character in the video games Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2
- Regina Mills, a main character in the series Once Upon a Time
- Regina Curtis, a character in Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk
- Regina Linetti, a character in Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Regina "Reggie" Rocket, a character in the American animated series Rocket Power
See also
References
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