Lina
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Lina is a common female given name in Sweden, especially among those born after 1980. It was initially used as a shortened form of names such as Karolina
, Nikolina
, Adelina
and Evelina
but eventually became a name in its own right. Since "-lina" is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish. The Danish and Norwegian form is "Line
".
Lina is also a short form of any female name ending in "-lina", such as Angelina, Evangelina
and Carolina.
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 Arabic "Lina" (لينة) refers to a small, young palm tree. It means "tender" or "tenderness". In Greek it refers to the olive.
Crown used for the hero.
The name Lina also has roots in France, Greece and China. In Chinese, "Li" (丽) means "pretty" and "Na" (娜) means "elegant".
Karolina
-People named Karolina:*Karolina Bock, Swedish dancer, actress and singer*Karolina Gočeva, Macedonian singer*Karolina Jovanović, Serbian tennis player*Karolina Kosińska, Polish tennis player*Karolina Kuek,the most popular Ukrainian singer...
, Nikolina
Nikolina
Nikolina ist the name of* Nikolina Shtereva , Bulgarian middle distance runner* Nikolina Pišek , Croatian TV presenter* Nikolina Lončar , Montenegrin beauty pageant titleholder* Nikolina Ruseva , Bulgarian sprint canoer...
, Adelina
Adelina
Saint Adelina was a French Benedictine nun honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She was a noblewoman of Normandy, the sister of Saint Vitalis, and a granddaughter of William the Conqueror. She became the abbess of the Benedictine convent in La Blanche in Normandy, a religious...
and Evelina
Evelina
Evelina or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World is a novel written by English author Frances Burney and first published in 1778...
but eventually became a name in its own right. Since "-lina" is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish. The Danish and Norwegian form is "Line
Line (given name)
Line is a female given name, most common in the Nordic countries Denmark and Norway.It is a short form of names which end in -line, like Caroline. The Swedish form is Lina.In Norway its Name day is the 20th January.-People:...
".
Lina is also a short form of any female name ending in "-lina", such as Angelina, Evangelina
Evangelina
Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium" 'gospel', itself from Greek Ευαγγέλιο 'gospel' lit. 'good news'.The names are used in Spanish, English, Croatian and Bulgarian.-People:...
and Carolina.
Lina is the female form of Linas
Linas
Linas is a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. It is the Lithuanian form of the name Linus which is derived from the ancient Greek name Linos that meant flax...
, a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus
Linus
-People:*Pope Linus , the second Pope of the Catholic Church*Linus B. Comins, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts in 1857–59*Linus Yale, Jr., American mechanical engineer...
.
In Arabic "Lina" (لينة) refers to a small, young palm tree. It means "tender" or "tenderness". In Greek it refers to the olive.
Crown used for the hero.
The name Lina also has roots in France, Greece and China. In Chinese, "Li" (丽) means "pretty" and "Na" (娜) means "elegant".
People
- Lina (singer)Lina (singer)Shelina Wade , commonly known as Lina, is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter.-Early life:Lina was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in, Texas. Lina’s introduction to music started at the age of four when she began singing at church...
, a neo-soul recording artist who was born in Denver, Colorado - Lina CavalieriLina CavalieriLina Cavalieri was an Italian operatic soprano and diseuse known for her grace and beauty.-Biography:...
(1874–1944), an Italian operatic soprano - Lina HeydrichLina HeydrichLina Heydrich was the wife of assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, a central figure in Nazi Germany....
(1911–1985), wife of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich - Lina KrasnoroutskayaLina KrasnoroutskayaLina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya is a former Junior World Number 1 tennis player. In addition to gaining the coveted top spot, Lina won the US Open Junior title...
(born 1984), Russian former tennis player - Lina Lee, South Korean singer who is a member of The Grace
- Lina MedinaLina MedinaLina Medina is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and 17 days...
(born 1933), the youngest confirmed mother in medical history - Lina TsaldariLina TsaldariLina Tsaldari was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1952, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.-Early Life:...
(1887–1981), Greek politician - Lina WertmüllerLina WertmüllerLina Wertmüller is an Italian film writer and director of aristocratic Swiss descent. In 1976, she became the first woman ever to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing with the film Seven Beauties.-Biography:...
(born 1926), an Italian film director - Lina LeanderssonLina LeanderssonLina Leandersson is a Swedish child actress. She played a lead role in the 2008 Swedish romantic vampire film Let the Right One In, based on the novel by the same name. Born in Falun, Leandersson started performing at an early age. She acted in local amateur theatre performances, and had a few...
(born 1995), a Swedish actress - Wang LinaWang LinaWang Lina is a Chinese long jumper.Wang won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final.In 2005 she tested positive for the banned substance norandrosterone...
Wang Lina's family name is Wang and given name is Lina. A Chinese given nameChinese given nameChinese given names are generally made up of one or two characters, and are written after the family name, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be read "Smith John-Paul". Chinese names can consist of any character and contain almost any meaning...
is made up of one or two random Chinese characters. There is no fixed, common Chinese given name. Someone's given name being "Lina" is coincidental. Such a given name is made up of a "Li" (possibly "丽", "莉", "厉", etc.) and a "Na" (possibly "娜", "纳", "拉", etc.). There are also some Chinese people with a full name "Li NaLi NaLi Na , goes first before the equivalent of a first name in some other nations. Her name off court in China is Li Na. When listed on the , she is known as Na Li. However, in the match, the commentators call her Li Na, and when her full name is listed in text on court, it is also written as Li Na.;...
"., a Chinese long jumper
Fictional people
- Lina, a heroine from the video game Riviera: The Promised LandRiviera: The Promised Landis a console role-playing game originally produced in 2002 by Sting Entertainment for WonderSwan Color as the first episode of the Dept. Heaven series of games. The game was later introduced to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance in 2004, which Atlus USA released in North America in 2005...
- Lina InverseLina Inverseis a fictional sorceress and the primary protagonist from the light novel, manga, and anime series Slayers.-Plot overview:Lina was born in the fictional village of Zephillia. Her older sister, Luna Inverse, was the darling of both her parents and the town, excelling in martial studies and quickly...
, a fictional sorceress from the anime series Slayers - Lina Mayfleet, main character in the Books of Ember
- Lina, the maid in Astrid LindgrenAstrid LindgrenAstrid Anna Emilia Lindgren , 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish author and screenwriter who is the world's 25th most translated author and has sold roughly 145 million copies worldwide...
's stories of Emil i Lönneberga (Emil of Maple Hill). - Lina Lamont, character played by Jean HagenJean Hagen-Early life:Hagen was born as Jean Shirley Verhagen in Chicago, Illinois, to Christian Verhagen , a Dutch immigrant, and his Chicago-born wife, Marie. The family moved to Elkhart, Indiana when she was 12 and she subsequently graduated from Elkhart High School...
in the movie Singin' in the RainSingin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography... - Lina (McLaidlaw), Aysgarth, character played by Joan FontaineJoan FontaineJoan de Beauvoir de Havilland , known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress. She and her elder sister Olivia de Havilland are two of the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s....
in the movie Suspicion (film)Suspicion (film)Suspicion is a romantic psychological thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also stars Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans, Heather Angel, and Leo G... - Lina the dog-like monster, in The Princess and CurdieThe Princess and CurdieThe Princess and Curdie is a children's classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald from late 1883.The book is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older, and having to overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning...
- Lina (bitar), a beautiful and courages girl in the book called lipman