Regina (name)

Regina is a Late Latin feminine name meaning "queen" from the Latin, Italian and Romanian word meaning the same.

List of persons

Historical

• Regina (concubine), 8th century French concubine of Charlemagne
• 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

See also

• Regina (disambiguation)
• Regine (disambiguation)