Spanish: possibly from a masculinized form of the female personal name Regina (Latin regina ‘queen’).
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 37%; Italian 7%. Armando (2), Javier (2), Jesus (2), Jose (2), Adriana, Alvaro, Benito, Carlos, Cesar, Ernesto, Felipe, Gonzalo; Romeo (2), Ciro, Lorenzo.
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