Lina
English
editEtymology
editShort form of any female name ending in -lina, such as Angelina, Carolina, Evelina. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus.
Proper noun
editLina
- A female given name, occasionally used in English.
- 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter 12, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC:
- "Lina - did not Moore call you Lina sometimes?"¶ "Yes: it is sometimes used as the abbreviation of Caroline in his native country."
Anagrams
editBasque
editProper noun
editLina ?
- a female given name
References
edit- Xarles Bidegain, Izendegia, 1999, Elkarlanean, Donostia, →ISBN, page 271
Danish
editProper noun
editLina
- a female given name of less common usage, variant of Line
Faroese
editProper noun
editLina
- a female given name
Usage notes
editMatronymics
- son of Lina: Linuson
- daughter of Lina: Linudóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Lina |
Accusative | Linu |
Dative | Linu |
Genitive | Linu |
German
editEtymology
editShort form of Karolina and other names ending in -lina, used as a formal given name since the 19th century.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editLina
- a female given name
Italian
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editLina f
Lithuanian
editProper noun
editLina f
- a female given name
Norman
editProper noun
editLina f
- a female given name
Norwegian
editProper noun
editLina
- a female given name of less common usage, variant of Line
Swedish
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editLina c (genitive Linas)
- a female given name derived from Karolina, Evelina, Paulina, or from Linus
Anagrams
editTagalog
editPronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlina/ [ˈliː.n̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: Li‧na
Proper noun
editLina (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜈ)
- a surname
Anagrams
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- English uncountable nouns
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- Italian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Italian/ina
- Rhymes:Italian/ina/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian informal terms
- Lithuanian lemmas
- Lithuanian proper nouns
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- Lithuanian given names
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- Norman proper nouns
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- Rhymes:Tagalog/ina
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