Fate or destiny
Derived from the Latin word 'destinare', meaning to determine or establish. It is a more elaborate, feminine variation of the word name Destiny, suggesting a sense of predetermined purpose or fortune. While rare in the United States, it carries a romantic and lyrical quality common to Latinate names ending in 'a'.
Less common today
Destina isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,199 in 2001.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
A character in the Dragonlance fantasy novel series · Dragonlance: Dragons of Deceit
