Nina as First Name

Nina Apollonovna Romashkova            Origin/Culture/Country: Soviet
Nina Apollonovna Romashkova: was a Soviet/Russian discus thrower, the first Soviet Olympic Champion. Born Ponomaryova (Romashkova after marriage), she became interested in athletics since 1947, when she entered the Physical Training Faculty of the Stavropol Pedagogical Institute.

Nina Genke-Meller            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian
Nina Genke-Meller: was a Ukrainian-Russian avant-garde artist, (Suprematist), designer, graphic artist and scenographer. Nina Genke was born in Moscow. Her father Genrikh Genke was Dutch, and her mother Nadezhda Tikhanova was Russian.

Nina Li Chi            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese
Nina Li Chi: is a Chinese actress. She is currently married to Chinese action superstar Jet Li. They have two children together, Jane (born 2000) and Jada (born circa 2002).

Nina Ananiashvili            Origin/Culture/Country: Georgian
Nina Ananiashvili: is a Georgian ballerina. She was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union, to Gedevan Ananiashvili and Lia Gogolashvili in 1963 and has two brothers. She began her training in Georgia in 1969 when she entered the Georgia State Choreographic Institute (

Nina Genke            Origin/Culture/Country: Ukrainian
Nina Genke: was a Ukrainian-Russian avant-garde artist, (Suprematist), designer, graphic artist and scenographer. Nina Genke was born in Moscow. Her father Genrikh Genke was Dutch, and her mother Nadezhda Tikhanova was Russian.

Avoiding Unisex Names Names, by their very nature, are meant to reflect the gender of the individual. This is a truth universally acknowledged regardless of the culture to which you belong. However, like everything else, there are exceptions to this rule and the confusion this might create....More..