Etymograph

English

Inna

Inna comes from Russian И́нна.

  1. RussianmodernИ́ннаÍnna
  2. EnglishtodayInna

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. RussianmodernИ́ннаÍnna
  2. EnglishtodayInna

The story

Transliteration of Russian И́нна (Ínna), of uncertain origin.uncertain The source flags this step as uncertain. (One suggestion is Ancient Greek ἴννα (ínna), from ἴννην (ínnēn, “little girl”).)

Today it means

name A transliteration of the Belarusian or Russian female given name И́нна (Ínna).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Russian И́нна / Inna