Pnina
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Language(s) | Hebrew |
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Origin | |
Meaning | "pearl" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Peninnah, Penina, Peninah |
Related names | Margalit |
Pnina (Hebrew: פְּנִינָּה or פְּנִנָּה) is a Jewish feminine given name, meaning "pearl" in Hebrew. Alternative spellings include Peninnah, Penina, and Peninah. Besides the biblical figure Peninnah, it may refer to:
People
[edit]- Penina Axelrad, American aerospace engineer
- Pnina Gary (1927–2023), Israeli actress and director
- Pnina Granirer (born 1935), Romanian-Canadian artist
- Pnina Herzog (1925/6–2005), Israeli pharmacist
- Pnina Moed Kass (born 1938), Belgian-Israeli artist
- Penina Moïse (1797–1880), American poet
- Pnina Rosenblum (born 1954), Israeli businesswoman and politician
- Pnina Salzman (1922–2006), Israeli pianist
- Pnina Tamano-Shata (born 1981), Israeli politician
- Pnina Tornai (born 1962), Israeli fashion designer
- Pnina Werbner (1944–2023), British anthropologist