Lina

This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Lina (disambiguation).

Lina (/ˈliːnə/ LEE-nə) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Melina, Nikolina, Paulina, Rosalina, and Žaklina.[1][2]

Apart from that it can be the feminine form of Lin, Lino, Linos (Λῖνος) or Linus.[3]

Languages of origin include: Arabic, English, Italian, Kurdish, Lithuanian, Persian, Russian, Sanskrit, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish. In 2011 and since it was one of the most popular given female names in Germany.[4] Lina has been one of the most popular female names in France since 2019. In other languages, such as Danish and Norwegian, the form Line is more common.

Lina has a different meaning in different languages for example "Lina" in Arabic refers to a "small, young palm tree", or the classical plural meaning of "palm trees". It is a direct Quranic Arabic (Classical Arabic) name. Figuratively, Lina means "tender" or "tenderness" and "delicate".

In Chinese, li (丽) means "pretty" and na (娜) means "elegant".

It can be seen as the Greek name Lina (Λίνα). In Greek, it means "sunlight", and also refers to the olive crown used for a hero.[citation needed] Otherwise it can be connected to línon (λίνον) "flax".

In Kurdish, it means "cascade falls" (تئاڤگەی بچوک).

In India it refers to Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of fortune, good luck, riches and splendor.

Lina is the female form of Linas, a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus.

In Persian, it means "light, a ray of sunlight, beautiful girl".

In the Russian language, Lina (Ли́на) is a diminutive form of the female name Avelina.[5]

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Nickname

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  • Lina (American singer) stagename of Shelina Wade, American recording artist
  • Lina (South Korean singer), stagename of Lee Ji-yeon (born 1984) South Korean singer who is a member of The Grace
  • Lina, nickname of Savelina Fanene, who is better known as Nia Jax (born 1984), American professional wrestler and model
  • Lina Basquette, whose birthname is Lena Copeland Baskette (1907–1994), American actress
  • Lina Bo Bardi whose birthname was Achillina Bo (1914–1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect
  • Lina Cavalieri, whose birthname is Natalina Cavalieri (1874–1944), Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist
  • Lina Espina-Moore, whose birthname was Austregelina Espina (1919–2000), Filipina writer
  • Lina Gennari, whose birthname was Carolina Gennari (1911–1997), Italian actress and operetta singer
  • Lina Hähnle, whose name is Emilie Karoline Hähnle (1851–1941), German conservationist
  • Lina Jonn, whose birth name is Carolina Johnsson, (1861–1896), Swedish professional photographer
  • Lina Joy, converted name of Azlina Jailani, Malay convert
  • Lina Loos, whose birthname was Carolina Catharina Obertimpfler (1882–1950), Austrian actress and writer
  • Lina Mayer, whose birthname is Karolína Majerníková, Slovak singer and dancer
  • Lina Merlin, nickname of Angelina Merlin (1887–1979), Italian politician
  • Lina Morgan, stage name of María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1936 – 19 August 2015), Spanish film, theatre and television actress and showgirl
  • Lina Nikolakopoulou, whose name is Evangelia Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) (born 1958), Greek lyricist
  • Lina Ortega, nickname of Evelina Ortega, American politician
  • Lina Pasini-Vitale, stagename of Carolina Pasini-Vitale, (1872–1959), Italian soprano
  • Lina Poletti, nickname of Cordula Poletti (1885– 971), Italian writer, poet, playwright and feminist
  • Lina Prokofiev, whose birthname is Carolina Codina (1897–1989), Spanish singer
  • Lina Radke, nickname of Karoline Radke-Batschauer (1903–1983), German track and field athlete
  • Lina Romay, whose birthname is Rosa María Almirall Martínez (1954–2012). Spanish actress
  • Lina Romay (singer), whose name is Maria Elena Romay (1919–2010), Mexican-American actress and singer
  • Lina Sandell, whose birthname is Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832–1903), Swedish poet and author of gospel hymns
  • Lina Salomé, stage name of Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, Cuban-born Mexican dancer and actress
  • Lina Spies, Carellina Pieternella Spies (born 1939), Afrikaans poet and academic
  • Lina Waterfield, nickname of Caroline Lucie Waterfield (1874–1964), French-born, English journalist

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Fictional people

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See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Lina". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lina". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Lina". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  4. ^ 1000 most popular given names in 2011 (list) with Lina ranked 7th, beliebte-vornamen.de, accessed August 14, 2012.
  5. ^ Petrovsky, p. 33

Sources

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  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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