given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
of European origin. It is particularly common in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It may be derived from the name
Adelina Adelina may refer to:
Geography
* Adelina, Opole Lubelskie County, Poland
* Adelina, Maryland, U.S.
* Adelina, Hrubieszów County, Poland Other
* Adelina (name), including a list of people with the name
* ''Adelina'' (Apicomplexa), a genus of para ...
. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most popular names in Finland, Norway, Germany and Austria in 2020.
Alina Bucur
Alina Ioana Bucur is a Romanian-born mathematician and an associate professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Bucur's research is in analytic number theory with an emphasis on arithmetic statistics.
Education and caree ...
, Romanian-born mathematician and university professor
* Alina Cho, American television correspondent
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Alina Cojocaru
Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet.
Early years
Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Roman ...
(born 1981), Romanian ballet dancer
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Alina Devecerski
Alina Natalie Devecerski (born 27 March 1983) is a Swedish pop singer from Sundbyberg. She is managed by Anders Johansson and signed to EMI Sweden.
At age 19, she started singing in a girl band. She has also written songs for many other artis ...
Alina Eremia
Alina Eremia (; born 15 December 1993 in Buftea) is a Romanian singer, TV personality, and former member of the LaLa band, who represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song ''Țurai''. She plays ''Ioana'' in the t ...
(born 1993), Romanian singer
* Alina Fernández (born 1956), daughter of Fidel Castro and Natalia Revuelta Clews
* Alina Forsman (1845-1899), Finnish sculptor
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Alina Frasa
Alina Frasa (1834–1899) was a Finnish ballerina. She is regarded as the first ballerina in Finland.
Swiss-born Frasa was the adoptive daughter of the director of a travelling German theater. She made her debut in Finland as the member of a trav ...
(1834-1899), Finnish ballerina
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Alina Garciamendez
Alina Lisi Garciamendez Rowold (born 16 April 1991) is an American-born Mexican former footballer who played as a defender. She has been a member of the Mexico women's national team.
Early life
Born in Los Gatos, California, to Edsel Garciame ...
(born 1991), Mexican-American footballer
* Alina Goreac (born 1952), Romanian artistic gymnast
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Alina Gorghiu
Alina-Ștefania Gorghiu (; born September 16, 1978) is a Romanian lawyer and politician who served as president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from December 2014 until December 2016. She was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies fo ...
(born 1978), Romanian lawyer and politician
* Alina Grosu (born 1995), Ukrainian singer
* Alina Gut (born 1938), Polish politician
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* Alina Harnasko (born 2001), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
* Alina Iagupova (born 1992), Ukrainian basketball player
* Alina Ibragimova (born 1985), Russian-British violinist
* Alina Ilie (born 1996), Romanian handballer
* Alina Iordache (born 1982), Romanian handballer
* Alina Ivanova (born 1969), Russian race walker
* Alina Jägerstedt (1858-1919), Swedish social democratic and trade unionist
* Alina Jidkova (born 1977), Russian tennis player
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Alina Kabata-Pendias
Alina Kabata-Pendias (8 September 1929 – 3 April 2019) was a Polish chemist working in the field of biogeochemistry and soil science. She was a professor of agricultural sciences associated with the Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivati ...
(1929-2019), Polish scientist
* Alina Kabayeva (born 1983), Russian rhythmic gymnast, mistress of Vladimir Putin
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Alina Kham
Alina Kham (born 1959) is a field hockey player and Olympic medalist. Competing for the Soviet Union, she won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐs ...
(born 1959), Russian field hockey player
* Alina Kozich (born 1987), Ukrainian artistic gymnast
* Alina Maksimenko (born 1991), Russian rhythmic gymnast
* Alina Martain (late 11th century-1125), French nun and saint
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Alina Militaru
Alina Ramona Militaru (born 10 April 1982) is a Romanian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.73 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cu ...
(born 1982), Romanian long jumper
* Alina Mungiu-Pippidi (born 1964), political scientist, academic, journalist, and writer
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Alina Orlova
Alina Orlova ( lt, Alina Orlovskaja; russian: Алина Орловская, Alina Orlovskaya; pl, Alina Orłowska; born 28 June 1988) is a Lithuanian-Russian sung poetry singer and musician.
Origins
Alina is of mixed Poles in Lithuania, Polish ...
(born 1988), Lithuanian sung poetry singer and musician
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Alina Panova
Alina Panova (full name Alina Panova-Marasovich, born Alina Vaksman in Kiev, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-American film and stage costume designer and producer.
Biography
Panova was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in 1961. She studied art at the Shevchenko S ...
, American film producer and film and stage costume designer
* Alina Pienkowska (1952-2002), Polish free trade union activist and a Senator for Gdańsk
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Alina Plugaru
Alina Plugaru (born 18 December 1987) is a Romanian entrepreneur and former pornographic film actress, who has been called in Romania "The Queen of Porn". She started acting in erotic videos in 2006, after having worked as a stripper and model.
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(born 1987), Romanian entrepreneur and pornographic film actress
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Alina Pogostkina
Alina Pogostkina (born 18 November 1983 in Leningrad) is a Russian-born German violinist.
Early life and education
Pogostkina is the daughter of two professional violinists. She began playing the violin at the age of four and quickly showed herse ...
(born 1983), Russian-born German violinist
* Alina Popa (born 1978), Romanian bodybuilder
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Alina Puscau
Alina is a female given name of European origin. It is particularly common in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. It may be derived from the name Adelina. Alina was one of the top 10 most popular names in Switzerland and one of the top 50 most p ...
(born 1981), Romanian model, actress and singer
* Alina Reh (born 1997), German long-distance runner
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Alina Reyes
Alina Reyes (born Aline Patricia Nardone on 9 February 1956) is a French writer, best known for her literary treatment of eroticism.
Biography
She was born at Bruges, Gironde. Originally a freelance journalist, she devoted herself to fiction aft ...
(born 1956), French writer
* Alina Rosenberg (born 1992), German Paralympic equestrian
* Alina Vera Savin (born 1988), Romanian bobsledder
* Alina Shpak (born 1980), Ukrainian archivist
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Alina Shynkarenko
Alina Vitaliyivna Shynkarenko ( uk, Аліна Віталіївна Шинкаренко; born 14 November 1998) is a Ukrainian synchronised swimmer. She is World Championships medalist.Alina Smith (born 1991), Russian-American pop singer-songwriter and record producer
* Alina Somova (born 1985), Russian ballet dancer
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Alina Stănculescu
Alina Georgiana Stănculescu (born 29 April 1990) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Féd ...
(born 1990), Romanian artistic gymnast
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Alina Stremous
Alina Stremous (born 11 July 1995) is a Russian-born Moldovan biathlete who competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics. She won the 10 km pursuit event at the 2022 IBU Open European Championships.
Personal life
Stremous was born in Kotelnikovo ...
(born 1995), Moldovan biathlete
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Alina Surmacka Szczesniak
Alina Surmacka Szczesniak (July 8, 1925 – July 23, 2016) was a Polish-born American food scientist best known for her contributions to food texture.
Education and career
She was the daughter of Wladysław Surmacki, who was to be President of ...
(1925-2016), Polish-born American food scientist
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Alina Szapocznikow Alina Szapocznikow (; May 16, 1926 – March 2, 1973) was a Polish sculptor and Holocaust survivor. She produced casts of her and her son's body. She worked mainly in bronze and stone and her provocative work recalled genres such as surrealism, nou ...
(1926-1973), Polish sculptor and holocaust survivor
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Alina Talay
Alina Henadzeuna Talay ( be, Аліна Генадзеўна Талай; born 14 May 1989) is a Belarusian track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.
Career
She was fourth in the event at the 2008 World Junior Championshi ...
(born 1989), Belarusian track and field athlete
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Alina Tugend
Alina Tugend is an American journalist, public speaker and writer.Podcast (requires Adobe Flash) of interview (August 20, 2007)."Take My Books, Please!" ''The Brian Lehrer Show'' (on ''WNYC'' radio). Accessed December 21, 2009.
Early life and ...
, American journalist, writer and public speaker
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Alina Tumilovich
Alina Tumilovich ( be, Аліна Артураўна Туміловіч; Łacinka: Alina Arturaŭna Tumilovič; born 21 April 1990) is a Belarusian rhythmic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist in the group all-around competition.
Caree ...
(born 1990), Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
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Alina Vedmid
Alina Petrovna Vedmid ( uk, Аліна Петрівна Ведмідь; 28 June 1940 – 4 September 2008) was a Ukrainian politician and agronomist who was head of the "Zorya" collective farm in the Kyiv Oblast. She worked at the Peremoga collec ...
(1940–2008), Ukrainian agronomist and politician
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Alina Zagitova
Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova ( rus, Алина Ильназовна Загитова, , ɐˈlʲinə zɐˈɡʲitəvə; born 18 May 2002) is a Russian figure skater of Volga- Tatar origin. She is the 2018 Olympic champion, the 2019 World champion, ...
(born 2002), Russian figure skater
Fictional characters
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Alina Pop
'' Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first c ...
, character from the British soap opera ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Origi ...
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* Alina Starkov, main character from Leigh Bardugo's ''
Shadow and Bone
''Shadow and Bone'' is a young adult fantasy adventure and debut novel written by Israeli-American author Leigh Bardugo. It was published by Macmillan Publishers on June 5, 2012. The novel is narrated by Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who grows ...
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adaptation
In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process of natural selection that fits organisms to their environment, enhancing their evolutionary fitness. Secondly, it is a state reached by the po ...
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Alina Gray
is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by f4samurai for Android and iOS, which was released by Aniplex in Japan on August 22, 2017. A North American version was available from June 2019 to October 2020. The game is a spin-off o ...
, main villain from the role-playing video game '' Magia Record''
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Alina people
This is a list of ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes that are mentioned in the literature of Indic religions.
From the second or first millennium BCE, ancient Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes turned into most of the population in the northern p ...
Alena (disambiguation)
Alena is a feminine given name from the origins Russia and Czechia.
People
Alena is a variant of Helen. People with this name include:
* Saint Alena (died 640), born in Dilbeek, Belgium, and martyred c. 640
* Alena Douhan, Belarusian dipl ...