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Definition of the noun Amina

What does Amina mean as a name of something?

Amina is a genus of Lauxaniidae, described by Robineau-Desvoidy in 1830.

synonym: genus Amina
kingdom: Animalia
phylum: Arthropoda
class: Insecta
order: Diptera
family: Lauxaniidae
genus: Scathophaga

Group

Amina a.k.a. Amiina is an Icelandic band composed of Hildur Ársælsdóttir, Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir, Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir. The name is spelled in lowercase. They have frequently performed live and in the studio with Sigur Rós. In 2009 Magnús Trygvason Eliassen and Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson joined the group on a permanent basis.

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People

Amina was a Hausa Muslim Warrior Queen of Zazzau, in what is now north central Nigeria. She is the subject of many legends, but is widely believed by historians to have been a real ruler, though contemporary evidence about her is limited. There is controversy among scholars as to the date of her reign, one school placing her in the mid-15th century, and a second placing her reign in the mid to late 16th century.
- born in 1533 (483 years ago)
- nationality: Nigeria
- died in 1610 (406 years ago)
Amina a.k.a. Amina Satō is a member of idol group AKB48 team B produced by Yasushi Akimoto.
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Amina a.k.a. Aminata Schmahl is a musical artist and the wife of Peter Gunz.
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Amina is an actress and singer.
- also known as Wafaa Mohamed Noseer El Fakharany
- born on 6 December 1971 (44 years ago)
- nationality: Egypt
- profession: Actor, singer
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Amina is an actor.
- profession: Actor
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Amina was in the documentary Girl Rising.
Amina appeared in the 2013 documentary film À ciel ouvert.
Amina Harris is an American singer and songwriter born in Oakland, California. She made her debut on R&B sensation Keyshia Cole's single, "Shoulda Let You Go", a number 41 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which appears on Cole's album Just like You. She also appears on Cole's third album, A Different Me, on the track "No Other", produced by Kwame and Ron Fair.
- profession: Rapper
- official website: www.imanientgroup

There are other people with in their name, like Amina Bai, Amina Asep, Amina Baig, Amina Khan, Amina Miya, Amina Ndim, Amina Rizk, Amina Shah, Amina Syed and many others.

Music

"Amina" is a musical single of Edison Concert Band.
- released in May 1909 (106 years ago)
"Amina" is a composition.
- music by Garry Hughes & Andrew T. Mackay

Film

"Amina" is a 2012 Nigerian psychological drama film written, produced and directed by Christian Ashaiku, starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Van Vicker and Alison Carroll. Amina was shot on location in London.

countries: Nigeria, United Kingdom
language: English Language
producer: Christian Ashaiku
executive producer: Chief Williams Makinda
art direction by David Kemp
written by Christian Ashaiku
starring:
- Alison Carroll as Lucy
- Suzanne Dollins as Nurse
- Omotola Jalade Ekeinde as Amina
- Wil Johnson as Dr. Johnson
- Rich Keeble as Job Seeker
- Sophia Leonie as Kate
- Suzann McLean as Gina Johnson
- Aatif Nawaz as Social Worker
- Vincent Regan
- Zara Symes as Beth Simmons
- Van Vicker as Michael
cinematography by Andrei Austin & Neil Johnson
edited by Liz Webber
music by Warren Bennett, Sam Bergliter
genre: Drama
released in June 2012

Characters

Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film Nairobi Half Life.
- in the film "Nairobi Half Life", played by Nancy Wanjiku Karanja
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film Midnight's Children.
- in the film "Midnight's Children", played by Shahana Goswami
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film Dead Europe.
- in the film "Dead Europe", played by Ania Bukstein
Amina is a fictional character from the 1994 film The Navel of the World.
- in the film "The Navel of the World", played by Souad Amidou
Amina is a fictional character from the 1997 film Suvarna Simhaasanam.
- in the film "Suvarna Simhaasanam", played by Santha Devi
Amina is a fictional character from the 2000 film Tere Pyar Mein.
- in the film "Tere Pyar Mein", played by Veena Malik
Amina is a fictional character from the film Henna Night.
- in the film "Henna Night", played by Amber Rose Revah
Amina is a fictional character from the 2010 film Aathmakatha.
- in the film "Aathmakatha", played by Ambika Mohan
Amina is a fictional character from the 2003 film Kilichundan Mampazham.
- in the film "Kilichundan Mampazham", played by Soundarya
Amina is a fictional character from the 1992 film Aadhaaram.
- in the film "Aadhaaram", played by Shari
Amina is a fictional character from the 1961 film Kandam Becha Kottu.
- in the film "Kandam Becha Kottu", played by Aranmula Ponnamma
Amina is a fictional character from the 1986 film Salt.
- in the film "Salt", played by Jayalalita
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film The Other Son.
- in the film "The Other Son", played by Diana Zriek
Amina is a fictional character from the 1982 film Kurukkante Kalyanam.
- in the film "Kurukkante Kalyanam", played by Meena
Amina is a fictional character from the 2006 film Kidz in da Hood.
- in the film "Kidz in da Hood", played by Beylula Kidane Adgoy
Amina is a fictional character from the short story Idgah written by Munshi Premchand.
Amina is a fictional character from the book Sweetness in the belly.
Amina is a fictional character from the 1967 Egyptian drama film Nora.
- in the film "Nora", played by Nagwa Fouad
Amina is a fictional character from the 2010 film Pulliman.
- in the film "Pulliman", played by Seema G. Nair
Amina is a fictional character from Hassan and Marcus.
- in the film "Hassan and Marcus", played by Hala Fakher
Amina is a fictional character from Caravan of Death.
- in the film "Caravan of Death", played by Erna Felsneck
Amina is a fictional character from the 1998 film Wajood.
- in the film "Wajood", played by Ramya Krishnan
Amina is a fictional character from the 1961 film The Thief of Bagdad.
- in the film "The Thief of Bagdad", played by Giorgia Moll
Amina is a fictional character from the 1990 film Al-Taaer Al-Gareeh.
- in the film "Al-Taaer Al-Gareeh", played by Sherine
Amina is a fictional character from the 1960 film Foxhole in Cairo.
- in the film "Foxhole in Cairo", played by Gloria Mestre
Amina is a fictional character from 2003 film Five Deep Breaths.
- in the film "Five Deep Breaths", played by Kecha Kambe
Amina is a fictional character from the 1974 film Garm Hava.
- in the film "Garm Hava", played by Gita Siddharth
Amina is a fictional character from the 1998 film Daya.
- in the film "Daya", played by K. P. A. C. Lalitha
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film Amina.
- in the film "Amina", played by Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
Amina is a fictional film character.
- in the film "This Man Is Driving Me Insane", played by Shwikar
Amina is a fictional character from the 2010 film Sucide Girls Must Die!.
- in the film "Sucide Girls Must Die!", played by Amina Munster
Amina is a fictional character from the 2010 film Ami Aadu.
- in the film "Ami Aadu", played by Ena Saha
Amina is a fictional character from the 2000 film The Squale.
- in the film "The Squale", played by Sabrina Perret
Amina is a fictional character from the 2010 film Cairo 6,7,8.
- in the film "Cairo 6,7,8", played by Yara Goubran
Amina is a fictional character from the 2011 film Normal!.
- in the film "Normal!", played by Adila Bendimerad
Amina is a fictional character from the 2014 film Proposition.
- in the film "Proposition", played by Amelia Hoy
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film Right to Love.
- in the film "Right to Love", played by Amina Zhaman
Amina is a fictional character from the 2012 film When They Slept.
- in the film "When They Slept", played by Fatima-Ezzahra el Jouhari
Amina is a fictional character from the 2008 film Djinn.
- in the film "Djinn: An Ancient Fairy Tale", played by Iglesias Estefania

There are other characters with in their name, like Amina Bai and Amina Synge.

Business

Amina is a record label.

Miscellanea

Amina a.k.a. Ga Language: Ga is a Kwa language spoken in Ghana, in and around the capital Accra. It has a phonemic distinction between 3 vowel lengths.
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Amina is a monthly French-language woman's magazine aimed black women in Africa, Europe, the Antilles and North America. It was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris.

Phrases with Amina

Printed dictionaries and other books with definitions for Amina

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The Spectatorship of Suffering (2006)

by Lilie Chouliaraki

Amina is a Nigerian who acted as a Westerner would. While this process of...

A Handful of Honey (2008)

Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria by Annie Hawes

Amina is a widow; the others ...

Flavors from Home (2015)

Refugees in Kentucky Share Their Stories and Comfort Foods by Aimee Zaring

Amina is a Somali Bantu, an ethnic minority that lives primarily in the southern part of Somalia. Bantus differ culturally, ethnically, and physically from the Somalis, who constitute the ethnic majority. It is believed that Somali Bantus originated in ...

Word Power Spelling Book 1

Amina is a girl. 2. Goats eat grass. 3. Eva lives in that glass house. 4. God loves us.

History for Ready Reference from the Best Historians (1910)

by Josephus Nelson Larned

Miss Amina is the daughter of one of the Oiiicialsin the Ministry of Public Instruction at Cairo, and after passing a preliminary examination was sent to Englan to be educated at the expense of the Egyptian Government. . . . Miss Amina spent ...

Making in America (2013)

From Innovation to Market by Suzanne Berger, MIT Task Force on Production in the Innovation Economy

LP Amina is a Charlotte, NC based energy and environmental company that focuses on sustainable coal utilization for power generation and innovative coaltochemicals production processes.40 As LP Amina was working with Chinese power ...

The Birth of The Prophet Muhammad (2007)

Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam by Marion Holmes Katz

In the more popular mawlid texts, the Prophet's mother Amina is an important focus of attention.

University Musical Encyclopedia: The opera: history and guide (1912)

by Louis Charles Elson

Text by RomanL HTHE scene of action is a village in Switzerland, -*• where the rich farmer Elvino has married a poor orphan, Amina. The ceremony has taken place at the magistrate's, and Elvino is about to obtain the sanction of the Church to ...

University Musical Encyclopedia: University dictionary of music and musicians (1910)

The original cast consisted of: Amina, sop.; ...

Music Lovers' Encyclopedia (1919)

Containing a Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of Terms, Instruments, &c., Including a Key to the Pronunciation of Sixteen Languages, Many Charts; an Explanation of the Construction of Music for the Uninitiated; a Pronouncing Biographical Dictionary; the Stories of the Operas; and Numerous Biographical and Critical Essays by Distinguished Authorities by Rupert Hughes

The peasants gather, singing a welcome to the bride Amina. Lisa, who loves Elvino, the bridegroom, alone is jealous amidst the joy (" Tutto e ...