ina
/ˈinə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.22 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Latin.
phrase
Initialism of information not available.
Example Sentences
- "Miss Ina Claire tells me that half her acquaintances call her "Eenah" and the other half "Eynah". She answers docilely to either."
- "The eldest, originally called Christina in spite of her Jewish father's protests, eventually had her name sliced in half. "Stop sulking, Abe," Aurora commanded. "From now on she's plain Ina without the Christ." So poor Ina grew up with only half a handle, and when the second child was born a year later matters were made worse because this time Aurora insisted on "Inamorata". Abraham protested again: "People will confuse," he said plaintively. "And this Ina-more it is like saying she is Ina-plus.""
- "Surely, Defendants do not mean to suggest that they have wholesale erased the substantive and procedural protections of the INA in one fell swoop by dropping those individuals in CECOT without recourse."
Etymology
Usage
- American usage