English

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name, occasionally used in English.
   • 1849 Charlotte Brontë: Shirley: Chapter XII:

     "Lina - did not Moore call you Lina sometimes?"

     "Yes: it is sometimes used as the abbreviation of Caroline in his native country."

Anagrams

• anil
• INLA
• lain
• Lani
• nail

Danish

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name, a less common variant of Line.

Faroese

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Lina: Linuson
• daughter of Lina: Linudóttir

Declension

German

Etymology

Short form of Karolina and other names ending in -lina, used as a formal given name since the 19th century.

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name.

Italian

Proper noun

Lina f

1. (informal) Synonym of Carmela

Norman

Proper noun

Lina f

1. A female given name.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name, a less common variant of Line.

Swedish

Proper noun

Lina

1. A female given name derived from Karolina, Evelina, Paulina, or from Linus.

Latin

Noun

līna

1. nominative plural of līnum
2. accusative plural of līnum
3. vocative plural of līnum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lina f

1. definite singular of line

Old High German

Etymology

From the Old High German noun līn

Noun

līna f

1. a line, a yarn (originally made of flax)

Descendants

• German: Leine

Polish

Lina

Pronunciation

Noun

lina f

1. line, rope, cord, string

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lína, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‎(“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from *līną ‎(“flax”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- ‎(“flax”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lina c

1. a wire, a rope, a line

Declension