regina
レジーナ
解説 Definition
英語圏の女性名。ラテン語で「女王」を意味する。カナダの都市名でもある。
Regina is a female given name derived from the Latin word for “queen.” It is also the name of the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada; in either use, it is a proper noun and is written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Regina はラテン語で「女王」を表す語に由来し、regal「王の」と同じ reg- 系なので、王族のイメージで結び付けられます。英語では女性名またはカナダ・サスカチュワン州の州都名で、どちらも固有名詞として R を大文字にします。人名か都市名かは lives in Regina などの文脈で判断します。
Link Regina with regal and reign, which share the historical idea of royalty and rule. The original Latin word regina means “queen,” making the royal connection a reliable memory aid rather than a sound-based guess. In English, Regina can name a woman or the capital of Saskatchewan in Canada, so context identifies the reference: Regina called me points to a person, while travel to Regina points to the city. In both cases, write a capital R because it is a proper name. Pairing “Regina, Saskatchewan” also helps fix the Canadian location.
例文
Regina is the capital city of Saskatchewan, Canada.
レジーナはカナダのサスカチュワン州の州都です。
The name Regina means 'queen' in Latin.
レジーナという名前はラテン語で「女王」を意味します。
My aunt Regina moved to Canada and now lives in the city that shares her name.
叔母のレジーナはカナダに移り住み、今は自分と同じ名前の都市に住んでいます。
regina の類義語・関連語
regina の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 rēgīna（女王）で、rēx（王）の女性形。語根 reg-（まっすぐに導く・支配する）はインド・ヨーロッパ祖語に遡り、regal（王の）や reign（統治）と同根。カナダの都市名はヴィクトリア女王の称号 Victoria Regina に由来する。
Regina comes directly from Latin regina, “queen,” the feminine counterpart associated with rex, “king.” These words belong to the Indo-European root represented by Latin regere, “to guide or rule,” which also lies behind regal and reign. The Canadian city received the name Regina in honor of Queen Victoria, drawing on her Latin royal title Victoria Regina. The same Latin noun also became a female given name.
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