Meanings
- A female given name.
Sister MICHAELINA, who, before she became a nun, was Miss Frances Melrose of St. Louis, died in St. Francis’s Hospital, Jersey City yesterday.
1920 August 8, “Obituary”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC2 more examples
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Emmett Smith have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Margaret Michaelina Smith, to Thomas Edward McGovern Jr.
1960 November 6, “Margaret Smith, Ex-Navy Officer Plan to Marry […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCMichaelina Amarose, Helene’s mother, said it was important for other families to realize that they are not alone in having children who cut classes.
1983 January 14, Susan Chira, “Students Who Skip School Tell of Family Problems and a Search for Identity”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015
Origin
- ItalianMichelina
- EnglishMichaelina
From Michael + -ina, possibly by alteration of Italian Michelina.
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