In Sweden, today is the name day for people called Nina.
Nina is a feminine given name with various origins. It serves as a short form of names such as Antonina, Clementina, Constantina, Giannina, etc. It also has a relation to the Spanish word "niña", which translates as "little girl" and has several meanings in various Native American languages, such as "strong". 10 famous Ninas:
Princess Nina of Greece and Denmark: Swiss businesswoman, heiress and socialite, a member of the non-reigning Greek royal family and a member of the extended Danish royal family as the wife of Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark, son of Constantine II of Greece.
Nina Pickering: werewolf from the TV series Being Human.
Nina Hamnett: Welsh artist and writer, who became known as the Queen of Bohemia.
Nina Ricci: Italian-born French fashion designer.
Nina Simone: (pictured) American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, Jazz, R&B, and pop.
Nina Campbell: from the American sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Nina Baden-Semper: Trinidad and Tobago-born British actress best known for her role as Barbie Reynolds in the 1970s sitcom Love Thy Neighbour.
Nina Makino: American-Japanese idol singer and former child actress, member of the group NiziU.
Nina Myskow: British journalist and television personality who was a columnist for The Sun and the News of the World, under the byline "The Bitch on the Box", in the 1980s. She appeared on New Faces, and has been a regular contributor on Grumpy Old Women and on various other shows.
Nina Mary Benita Douglas-Hamilton: Duchess of Hamilton was a Scottish peeress of English birth and animal rights activist.
Beta
(Combat Team Series #2)
Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?
Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.
Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream.
Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.
Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.
Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.
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