Gender:
Origin:
Arabic,
Indian,
Sanskrit
363 famous people named Lina found on Wikipedia.
16125 female, 5 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
760-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
221-th in year 1880
Used in: Arabic, Croatian, Danish, English, Indian, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Swedish
Lina is a common female given name in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, especially among those born after 1980. In 2011 it was one of the most popular female given names in Germany. It was initially used as a shortened form of names such as Karolina, Nikolina, Adelina, Evelina and Paulina. Since "-lina" is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish. The Danish and Norwegian form is "Line". The Greek writing is Λίνα.
Lina is also a short form of any female name ending in "-lina", such as Angelina, Evangelina, Carolina, Melina.
Lina is the female form of Linas, a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. It can also be construed as a rarefeminine form of Linus.
In the Russian language, Lina (Ли́на) is a diminutive form of the female name Avelina.
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 and China. In Chinese, "Li" (丽) means "pretty" and "Na" (娜) means "elegant".
Palm tree, tender. Absorbed, united.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Lina Medina | 1933 | Peruvian woman, youngest confirmed mother in medical history |
2 | Lina Esco | 1985 | American actress |
3 | Lina Tejeiro | 1991 | |
4 | Lina Heydrich | 1911 | Wife of Reinhard Heydrich |
5 | Lina Santos | 1966 | Mexican actor, television actor and film actor |
6 | Lina Beckmann | 1981 | German actress |
7 | Lina Leandersson | 1995 | Swedish actress |
8 | Lina Wertmüller | 1926 | Italian film writer and director |
9 | Lina Bo Bardi | 1914 | Architect |
10 | Lina Perned | 1973 | Swedish actress |
11 | Lina Cavalieri | 1874 | Opera singer and monologist |
12 | Lina Joy | 1964 | Malaysian convert from Islam |
13 | Lina Merlin | 1887 | Italian politician |
14 | Lina Basquette | 1907 | American actress |
15 | Lina Länsberg | 1982 | |
16 | Lina Marulanda | 1980 | Colombian television presenter and model |
17 | Zhao Lina | 1991 | Association football player |
18 | Lina Wendel | 1965 | Stage actor and film actor |
19 | Lina Pleijel | 1970 | Swedish actress |
20 | Lina Castrillón | ||
21 | Lina Rafn | 1976 | Danish singer |
22 | Lina Canalejas | 1932 | Spanish actress |
23 | Lina Hüesker | 2004 | German actor and film actor |
24 | Lina Morgan | 1936 | Spanish actriz |
25 | Lina Sotis | 1944 | Italian journalist and writer |
26 | Lina Gjorcheska | 1994 | |
27 | Lina Hedlund | 1978 | Swedish singer |
28 | Lina Teoh | 1976 | Malaysian model |
29 | Lina Romay | 1919 | Mexican-American female singer |
30 | Lina Elarabi | ||
31 | Lina Llubera | 1898 | Spanish composer (1898-1988) |
32 | Lina Arndt | 1996 | Singer |
33 | Lina Kostenko | 1930 | Ukrainian writer |
34 | Lina Kuduzović | 2002 | Slovene singer |
35 | Lina Budiarti | 1952 | Indonesian actress |
36 | Lina Ng | 1974 | Singaporean actress |
37 | Lina Rabea Mohr | 1985 | German actress |
38 | Lina Keller | 2000 | German child actor |
39 | Lina Poletti | 1885 | Italian writer |
40 | Lina Sastri | 1953 | Italian actress and singer |
41 | Joey Lina | 1951 | Politician |
42 | Lina Loh | 1949 | Singaporean politician |
43 | Lina Stern | 1878 | Soviet biochemist |
44 | Lina Krasnoroutskaya | 1984 | Russian tennis player |
45 | Lina Margy | 1909 | |
46 | Lina María Moreno Mejía | 1955 | First Lady of Colombia |
47 | Lina Rossana | 1956 | Brazilian actress |
48 | Lina makhul | 1993 | Israeli-Arab singer, winner of The Voice of Israel |
49 | Lina | American musician | |
50 | Lina Magull | 1994 | German footballer player |
51 | Lina Meruane | 1970 | Chilean writer |
52 | Lina Santiago | 1978 | American musician |
53 | Yang Lina | 1962 | Singaporean actress |
54 | Lina Eckenstein | 1857 | German-British polymath and historian |
55 | Lina Ben Mhenni | 1983 | Blogger |
56 | Lina Nilsson | 1987 | Association football player |
57 | Rebecca Lina | 1980 | German actress |
58 | Lina Loos | 1882 | Austrian actor and author |
59 | Lina Franchi | Italian actress | |
60 | Lina Button | 1983 | Swiss author |
61 | Lina Bernardi | 1938 | Italian actress |
62 | Paulina Odena García | 1911 | |
63 | Lina Radke | 1903 | German middle distance runner |
64 | Lina Sands | ||
65 | Lina Haag | 1907 | Activist |
66 | Lina van de Mars | 1979 | German TV moderator, motor athlete and drummer |
67 | Lina Tiedtke | 1983 | German actress |
68 | Lina Hähnle | 1851 | |
69 | Lina Termini | 1918 | Italian singer |
70 | Lina Hawyani al-Hasan | 1975 | Writer |
71 | Lina Bruna Rasa | 1907 | Singer |
72 | Ria Lina | 1980 | British comedian |
73 | Lina Turkama | Finnish actress | |
74 | Lina von der Ahe | 1997 | German voice actor |
75 | Lina Larissa Strahl | 1997 | German singer-songwriter and actor |
76 | Lina Meyer | 1984 | German volleyball player |
77 | Lina Kačiušytė | 1963 | Swimmer |
78 | Lina Fedorova | 1997 | Russian pair skater |
79 | Lina Vieira | 1950 | Brazilian lawyer |
80 | Lina Marín | Mexican actress | |
81 | Lina Ron | 1959 | Venezuelan political leader |
82 | Lina Englund | 1975 | Swedish actress |
83 | Lina Marpaung | 1953 | |
84 | Lina Bolzoni | 1947 | Italian teacher and essayist |
85 | Lina Polito | 1954 | Actress |
86 | Lina Qostal | 1997 | Moroccan tennis player |
87 | Lina Pagliughi | 1907 | Singer |
88 | Lina Hurtig | 1995 | Association football player |
89 | Lina Cheryazova | 1968 | Freestyle skier |
90 | Lina Zahr Eddine | 1975 | Lebanese journalist |
91 | Lina Mosquera | 1987 | Colombian model |
92 | Lina Ramann | 1833 | German writer |
93 | Lina Espina-Moore | 1919 | Filipina writer in English |
94 | Lina Rivas | 1990 | Colombian weightlifter |
95 | Lina Beecher | 1841 | American inventor and roller coaster engineer |
96 | Joana Lina | ||
97 | Lina Mayer | 1984 | |
98 | Lina Nyberg | 1970 | Swedish jazz singer |
99 | Lina Tsaldari | 1887 | Greek diplomat |
100 | Lina Nikolakopoulou | 1957 | Lyricist |
101 | Lina Fróes | Brazilian actress | |
102 | Lina Gennari | 1920 | Italian actress |
103 | Lina Magaia | 1940 | Mozambican writer |
104 | Lina Volonghi | 1916 | Italian actress |
105 | Lina Abarbanell | 1879 | German-American singer |
106 | Lina Hausicke | 1997 | German association football player and handball player |
107 | Lina Stančiūtė | 1986 | Lithuanian tennis player |
108 | Lina Sarmiento | 1959 | |
109 | Lina Thomsgård | 1978 | |
110 | Lina Flórez | 1984 | Colombian female hurdler |
111 | Lina Carstens | 1892 | German actress |
112 | Lina Andersson | 1981 | Cross-country skier |
113 | Lina Spies | 1939 | South African poet |
114 | Lina Posada | 1985 | Colombian model |
115 | Lina Nerli Taviani | 1937 | Italian costume designer |
116 | Lina Braknytė | 1952 | Lithuanian actress |
117 | Lina Bryans | 1909 | Visual artist |
118 | Jüri Lina | 1949 | Swedish writer and ufologist |
119 | Lina Lecaro | ||
120 | Lina Savonà | 1958 | Italian singer |
121 | Lina Selander | 1973 | Swedish artist |
122 | Lina Bill | 1855 | French female painter |
123 | Lina Gálvez Muñoz | 1969 | |
124 | Lina Morgenstern | 1830 | German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist |
125 | Lina Attalah | Journalist/Media Figure | |
126 | Lina Flor | 1914 | Filipina writer |
127 | Lina Sommer | 1862 | German writer (1862-1932) |
128 | Lina Andrijauskaitė | 1987 | Lithuanian long jumper |
129 | Liu Lina | 1979 | Equestrian |
130 | Lina Vila | 1970 | Spanish painter and sculptor |
131 | Lina Hilger | 1874 | German teacher |
132 | Lina Franziska Fehrmann | 1900 | German art model |
133 | Lina Dorado | 1975 | American photographer |
134 | Lina Bürger | 1995 | German association football player |
135 | Lina Yakubova | 1976 | Documentary film producer and writer |
136 | Lina Johansson | 1988 | Swedish figure skater |
137 | Lina Salomé | Cuban actress and dancer | |
138 | Lina Forss | 1967 | Swedish writer |
139 | Lina Ortas | 1954 | |
140 | Lina Sylvia | ||
141 | Lina Bögli | 1858 | Swiss writer (1858-1941) |
142 | Lina Fruzzetti | American film director and anthropologist | |
143 | Lina von Schauroth | 1874 | German artist |
144 | Lina Jacques-Sébastien | 1985 | French athlete |
145 | Lina Pfaff | 1854 | German entrepreneur |
146 | Lina Zerón | 1959 | Mexican poet |
147 | Lina Sørlie Strand | 1995 | |
148 | Lina Prosa | 1951 | Italian playwright and journalist |
149 | Lina Richter | 1872 | |
150 | Lina Hahne | 1984 | Swedish beauty pageant contestant |
151 | Lina Staab | 1901 | German author |
152 | Lina Stoltz | 1974 | Swedish writer |
153 | Lina Schuller | 1986 | German actress |
154 | Lina Tartara Minora | 1892 | Italian actress |
155 | Lina Pires de Campos | 1918 | Pianist and composer |
156 | Méddy Lina | 1986 | Guadeloupean footballer |
157 | Lina Marengo | 1911 | Italian actress |
158 | Xia Lina | 1987 | Chinese alpine skier |
159 | Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez | 1955 | Cuban politician |
160 | Lina Olsson Rosenberg | 1971 | Norwegian handball player |
161 | Lina Grinčikaitė | 1987 | Athletics competitor |
162 | Lina Ekdahl | 1964 | Swedish poet |
163 | Lina Choueiri | Linguist | |
164 | Lina Sleibi | ||
165 | Lina Eriksson | 1976 | Swedish songwriter and composer |
166 | Lina Eve | 1946 | Australian artist |
167 | Lina El Tannir | 1987 | Egyptian squash player |
168 | Lina Badimón Maestro | 1953 | Spanish physiologist |
169 | Lina Wester | 1992 | Swedish ice hockey player |
170 | Lina Lancia | 1932 | Italian singer |
171 | Lina Machola | 1993 | |
172 | Lina Ammon | 1889 | |
173 | Lina Marlina | ||
174 | Lina Aimaro | 1914 | Italian singer |
175 | Lina Roth | 1877 | |
176 | Lina Pietravalle | 1887 | Italian writer |
177 | Lina Barrera Rueda | ||
178 | Lina Stergiou | 1957 | Greek architect |
179 | Lina Mayr | 1848 | German singer |
180 | Lina Pizzolongo | 1925 | Canadian musician |
181 | Lina Scalisi | 1958 | |
182 | Lina Bertucci | 1958 | American artist |
183 | Lina Scott Gatty | 1873 | British politician |
184 | Lina Winkler | 1982 | Swedish politician |
185 | Lina Wolff | 1973 | Swedish writer |
186 | Lina Šaltytė | 1987 | Lithuanian rower |
187 | Karoline Meittinger | 1856 | German actress |
188 | Lina Ritter | 1888 | French poet |
189 | Lina Schwarz | 1876 | Italian writer |
190 | Lina Lundqvist | 1993 | |
191 | Dace Lina | 1981 | Athletics competitor |
192 | Lina Salten | 1890 | German actress |
193 | Lina Kromer | 1889 | German writer (1889-1977) |
194 | Yu Lina | ||
195 | Lina Borgo Guenna | 1869 | Italian educationist |
196 | Lina Hofstädter | 1954 | Austrian writer |
197 | Lina Lossen | 1878 | German actress |
198 | Lina Persson | 1982 | Orienteer |
199 | Pan Lina | 1977 | |
200 | Lina Afvander | 1978 | Swedish politician |