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Mararu: Offerings of gratitude to Tahitian goddess Hina.Woodcut by Paul Gauguin (1894).. Hina is the name assigned to a number of Polynesian deities. The name Hina usually relates to a powerful female force (typically a goddess or queen) who has dominion over a specific entity.
Hānai is a term used in the Hawaiian culture that refers to the informal adoption of one person by another. [1] It can be used as an adjective, such as "hānai child," or as a verb, to hānai someone into the family.
Hina is a female name. In South Asia (Urdu: حنا), it is derived from Henna.In Japan, it is derived from light or sun.In the Pacific Islands, it is derived from a goddess of various Polynesian cultures.
Hine Ma Tov continues to be a popular hymn for several Israeli folk dances and is a common song sung by school children and Jewish and Israeli scouting groups. It has been recorded by artists as diverse as Theodore Bikel, The Weavers, Dalida, Meir Finkelstein, Ishtar, the Miami Boys Choir, Joshua Aaron, the Abayudaya of Uganda and the dub group Adonai and I.
Because they weren't published in print until the tail end of the 16th century, the origins of the fairy tales we know today are misty. That identical motifs — a spinner's wheel, a looming tower, a seductive enchantress — cropped up in Italy, France, Germany, Asia and the pre-Colonial Americas allowed warring theories to spawn.
Hermina is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: Hermina Laukotová. Hermina Franks (1914-2010), pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; Hermina Geyser (born 1938), South African athlete; Hermina Laukotová (1853-1931), Czech painter, graphic artist, and art teacher
Erminie is a feminine given name related to the Old German word element ermen, meaning wholeness. A variant, Ermine, is considered a feminine version of Herman that was influenced by associations with the fur of the ermine, which was traditionally worn by members of the peerage. [1] Notable people with the name include:
Herminia is a female given name. Notable people with the name include: Herminia Naglerowa. Herminia Albarrán Romero, Mexican-American artist; Herminia Álvarez Herrera (1888–1955), Mexican Revolutionary War veteran, propagandis, personal tutor, governess