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Meaning & Origins
From the Latin vocabulary word meaning ‘queen’. It was occasionally used as a given name among the early Christians; a St Regina, probably of the 3rd century, was venerated as a virgin martyr at Autun from an early date. In modern use it is normally borne by Roman Catholics in allusion to the epithet Regina Coeli ‘Queen of Heaven’, a cult title of the Virgin Mary since the 8th century.
| 294th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack 1. As an American surname this has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages.
| 17th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Regine, Reginia, Regino, Regin, Regiane, Reginna, Regiena, Regini, Reginae, Regian
Jack, Jackman, Jacks, Jackie, Jackowski, Jacklin, Jacko, Jackel, Jacka, Jacky
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