Well it's one of Sass' many nicknames- in Italian it's quite common to make a nn by adding -ina. So
Emma becauses
Emina, or basically "little
Emma". It also works for
Sara ->
Sarina (little
Sara). Except that's prn. Em-ee-na, rather than the what you've given. Cause that is what I'm used to, it's odd to me pronounced any other way.
ETA: huh, apprently it's also a legit (and rather popular) Bosnian name. I'm not sure how it'd be pronounced there.
This message was edited 7/1/2013, 4:34 AM