Laine is

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine as a surname originates in

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, where it is the seventh most common
"Most common surnames"Finnish Population Register Center
(English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.

Geographical distribution

In Finland, the frequency of the surname ''Laine'' was in 2014 higher than national average (1:297) in the following regions:Laine surname distribution
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Southwest Finland Southwest Finland, calqued as Finland Proper ( fi, Varsinais-Suomi ; sv, Egentliga Finland), is a region in the southwest of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Uusimaa, and Åland. The reg ...

(1:117) * 2.

Satakunta Satakunta (in both Finnish and Swedish, ) is a region ( / ) of Finland, part of the former Western Finland Province. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia. The capital city of the region ...

(1:155) * 4.

Tavastia Proper Tavastia or Tavastland may refer to: * Häme (Swedish: ''Tavastland'', Latin: ''Tavastia'') * Tavastia (historical province), a historical province of the kingdom of Sweden, located in modern-day Finland * Tavastia (constituency), formerly Tavas ...

(1:155) * 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:201) * 6.

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme an ...

(1:244) * 7.

Uusimaa Uusimaa (; sv, Nyland, ; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland, Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme), Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme), and Kymenlaakso. Finland's capital and largest city, ...

(1:270)

Given name

As of 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women have the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine is the most common in

Jõgeva County Jõgeva County ( et, Jõgeva maakond or ''Jõgevamaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi C ...

, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name. Notable people bearing the give name Laine include: * Laine Erik (born 1942), Estonian middle-distance runner *

Laine Hardy Laine Hardy (born September 12, 2000) is an American singer from Livingston, Louisiana, and the season 17 winner of ''American Idol.'' Early life Hardy was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and raised in Livingston, Louisiana. His father Barry is a ...

(born 2000), American singer-songwriter *

Laine Mägi Laine Mägi (born Laine Michelson-Adamson; 3 February 1959) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress, dancer and choreographer and dance pedagogue who began her career as a teenager. She is the founder of the Laine Mägi School of Dance ...

(born 1959), Estonian actress * Laine Mesikäpp (1917–2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector * Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician * Laine Tarvis (born 1937), Estonian politician *

Laine Villenthal Laine-Reseda Villenthal (29 June 1922 Ellamaa, Lääne County – 23 May 2009) was an Estonian cleric. She was the first ordinated (1967) women cleric in Estonia. In 1951 she started studying Institute of Theology of the Estonian Evangelical Lu ...

(1922–2009), Estonian Lutheran cleric

Surname

Andrew Laine Andrew F. Laine is an American biomedical engineer, currently the Percy K. and Vida L. W. Hudson Professor at Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is ...

, American engineer *

Célestin Lainé Célestin Lainé (1908–1983) was a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War who led the SS affiliated Bezen Perrot militia. His Breton language name is Neven Hénaff. He was a chemical engineer by training. After ...

(1908–1983), a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War * Cleo Laine (born 1927), English jazz and pop singer * Doris Laine (1931-2018), Finnish ballet dancer *

Denny Laine Denny Laine (born Brian Frederick Hines, 29 October 1944) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, known as a founder of two major rock bands: the Moody Blues, with whom he played from 1964 to 1966, and Wings, with whom he played from 1 ...

(born 1944), English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist *

Edvin Laine Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán. Laine directed a comedy ''Aaltoska orkaniseeraa'' and family film ''Sleeping Beauty (1949 film), Sleeping Beauty'', both in 1949. ''The U ...

(1905–1989), Finnish film director *

Emma Laine Emma Johanna Laine (born 26 March 1986) is a former tennis player from Finland. Laine won 11 singles and 44 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 August 2006, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 50. On 30 October 2006, s ...

(born 1986), Finnish tennis player * Erkki Laine (1957–2009), Finnish ice hockey player * Frankie Laine (1913–2007), American singer, songwriter, and actor * Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish javelin thrower *

James Laine James W. Laine is an American academic and writer notable for his controversial book on the 17th-century Indian king Shivaji, ''Shivaji: Hindu King in Islamic India''.

, American academic, Professor of Religious Studies *

Janet-Laine Green Janet-Laine Green (born December 31, 1951) is a Canadian actress, director, producer and teacher, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in ''She's the Mayor'', '' Seeing Things'' and '' This is Wonderland'', this Toronto-based film a ...

(born 1951), Canadian actress * Janne-Pekka Laine (born 2001), Finnish football player *

Jarkko Laine Jarkko Laine (17 March 1947 – 19 August 2006) was a Finnish poet and a writer of prose and plays. He also translated American literature to Finnish. Jarkko Laine was born in Turku, Finland. He became known from the 1960s underground movement, d ...

(1947–2006), Finnish poet and a writer *

Jo Jo Laine Jo Jo Laine (born Joanne LaPatrie, Danvers, Massachusetts, July 13, 1952 – London, October 29, 2006)

(1952—2006), American singer, model and actress *

Joseph Lainé Joseph Henri Joachim, vicomte Lainé (11 November 1768 – 17 December 1835), was a French lawyer and politician. Born in Bordeaux, he became a successful lawyer in Paris. In 1793 he was named administrator of the district of La Réole, returning ...

(1768–1835), French lawyer and politician * Lari Laine (born Corrine Cole, 1937), American model and actress *

Liliana Laine Liliana Laine was a French film actress known for her roles in Italian cinema during the 1940s. She appeared in thirteen productions including the 1947 historical film ''Vanity''.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''My Widow and I'' (1945) * ''W ...

(born 1923), French film actress * Murray De Laine (born 1936), Australian politician. *

Papa Jack Laine George Vital "Papa Jack" Laine (September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966) was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. He was often credited for training many musici ...

(1873–1966), American musician *

Patrik Laine Patrik Laine (; born 19 April 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. Laine formerly played in his native Finland with Tappara in the Finnish Liiga befor ...

(born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player *

Paul Laine Paul Robert Laine is a Canadian musician. He began his professional career as a solo artist, then was the singer of Danger Danger out of New York for eleven years, then fronted his own band, Shugaazer. Laine now has a band called "Darkhorse, ...

, Canadian rock musician *

Sari Laine Sari Laine (born 18 November 1962) is a Finland, Finnish karateka. She has a Dan (rank), 5th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple World Karate Championships and is in Guinness World Records for winning the most Karate medals. T ...

(born 1962), Finnish karateka * Skylar Laine (born 1994), American singer * Teemu Laine (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player * Tormis Laine (born 2000), Estonian alpine skier

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