Etymology
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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1777. Short form of names ending in -līna and -līne, such as Paulīna and Karolīna. Cognate with English Lina.
Proper noun
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Līna f
- a female given name
References
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- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Līna was the only given name of 586 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.