Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian,

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

, Russian, Spanish,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalina,

Angelina Angelina may refer to: Human names *Angelina (given name), a feminine given name *The feminine form of the family name Angelos People Entertainers *Angelina (American singer), American retired singer Angelina Camarillo Ramos (born 1976) * Angeli ...

, Carmelina,

Carolina Carolina may refer to: Geography * The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina ** North Carolina, a U.S. state ** South Carolina, a U.S. state * Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712 * Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...

, Emelina, Marcelina,

Nikolina Nikolina is the given name of: * Nikolina Angelkova (born 1979), Bulgarian politician * Nikolina Božičević (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player * Nikolina Brnjac (born 1978), Croatian politician * Nikolina Grabovac (born 1968), Croatian ba ...

, Rosalina, Italina, and Žaklina. Lina is a Finnish, Italian, and Slovene feminine given name that is a feminine form of Lino, Lin, and Linus. In 2011 it was one of the most popular given female names in Germany.1000 most popular given names in 2011 (list) with Lina ranked 7th
beliebte-vornamen.de Accessed: August 14, 2012 It was initially used as a shortened form of names such as Karolina,

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 ...

, Evelina and

Paulina Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Mother of Hadrian Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...

. Since "-lina" is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish. The Danish and Norwegian form is "

Line Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

". Lina has since 2019 been one of the most popular female names in France. The Greek writing is Λίνα. In Greek, it means "sunlight", and also refers to the olive crown used for a hero. In Persian, it means "light", "a ray of sunlight" or "beautiful girl". In Kurdish, it means cascade falls (تئاڤگەی بچوک). Lina is also a short form of any female name ending in "-lina", such as

, Evangelina,

, Melina. Lina is the female form of Linas, a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus. In the

Russian language Russian (russian: русский язык, russkij jazyk, link=no, ) is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language mainly spoken in Russia. It is the First language, native language of the Russians, and belongs to the Indo-European langua ...

, Lina () is a

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

form of the female name Avelina.Petrovsky, p. 33 Lina has a different meaning in different languages for example "Lina" in Arabic refers to a "small, young palm tree", or the Classical plural meaning of "palm trees". It is a direct Quranic Arabic (Classical Arabic) name. Figuratively, Lina means "tender" or "tenderness" and "delicate". The name Lina also has roots in France and China. In Chinese, "Li" ( 丽) means "pretty" and "Na" ( 娜) means "elegant".

Given name

Lina Ahmed Linha Amer Jaber Ahmed (born 11 March 1997) is an Egyptian hurdler. She competed in the women's 100 metres hurdles at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics Seventeen or 17 may refer to: * 17 (number), the natural number following 16 and ...

(born 1997), Egyptian hurdler *

Lina Allemano Lina Allemano (born October 20, 1973) is a Canadian musician in the genre of jazz and free improvisation. Life and career Allemano was raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Her mother was a literature scholar and writer and her father is a musician ...

(born 1979), Canadian musician *

Lina Andersson Lina Andersson (born March 18, 1981 in Malmberget) is a Swedish cross-country skier who has competed since 1998. She won a gold medal in the Team sprint (with Anna Dahlberg) at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and also finished 11th in the Indiv ...

(born 1981), Swedish cross-country skier *

Lina Andrijauskaitė Lina Andrijauskaitė (born 29 May 1987) is a track and field various events athlete who competes internationally for Lithuania. In 2010, she represented Lithuania in 2010 European Athletics Championships.Lina Annab Lina Mazhar Annab ( ar, لينا مظهر عناب Līnā Maẓhar ʿAnnāb; born November 29, 1966) is a Jordanian businessperson, politician and the previous Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Jordan. She has been the ambassador to Japan si ...

(born 1966), Jordanian businessperson, politician and the previous *

Lina Aristodimou Lina Aristodimou (born 30 March 1965) is a Cypriot alpine skier. She competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ...

(born 1965), Cypriot alpine skier *

Lina Attalah Lina Attalah ( ar, لينا عطاالله) is an Egyptian media figure and journalist. Attalah is co-founder and chief editor of Mada Masr, an independent online Egyptian newspaper and was previously managing editor of the ''Egypt Independent'' ...

(born 1983), Egyptian media figure and journalist *

Lina Maria Becker Lina Maria Becker (22 March 1898 – 1976) was a German Communist Party politician. Between 1924 and 1927 she was a member of the Hamburg Parliament (''"Hamburgische Bürgerschaft"''). Life Lina Maria Becker was born into a working class soci ...

(1898–1976), German politician * Lina Beecher (1841–1915), American inventor and roller coaster engineer *

Lina Bejjani Lina Bejjani (born 29 August 1984) is a Lebanese sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: '' ...

(born 1984), Lebanese sprinter *

Lina Ben Mhenni Lina Ben Mhenni ( ar, لينا بن مهني) (22 May 1983 – 27 January 2020) was a Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University. She was internationally recognised for her work during the 2011 Tunisian re ...

(1983–2020), Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer *

Lina Bertucci Lina Bertucci (born 1958) is an American subculture artist who specializes in photography and film. Bertucci studied at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Greece (1976), then earned her BFA in photography and video at the University of Wisco ...

(born 1958), American artist *

Lina Bo Bardi Lina Bo Bardi, born Achillina Bo (5 December 1914 – 20 March 1992), was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, she devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cult ...

(1914-1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect *

Lina Boqvist Lina Boqvist (born 25 May 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer and member of the Ladies European Tour. In 2021 she won the Aramco Team Series – New York teamed with Jessica Korda and Karolin Lampert. She was runner-up at the 2019 Lalla Merye ...

(born 25 May 1991), Swedish professional golfer *

Lina Boussaha Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr FC (women), Al Nassr. Club career A youth academy graduate of Paris Saint-Ger ...

(born 1999), French professional footballer *

Lina Braknytė Lina Braknytė (19 October 1952, Vilnius) is a Lithuanian actress. She was voted the Best Actress in the republican film festival in 1967. She retired after several films and became Lina Paknenya. Life She played several roles during the Soviet ...

(born 1952), Lithuanian actress *

Lina Bruna Rasa Lina Bruna Rasa (24 September 1907 – 20 September 1984) was an Italian operatic soprano. She was particularly noted for her performances in the verismo repertoire and was a favourite of Pietro Mascagni who considered her the ideal Santuzz ...

(1907–1984), Italian operatic soprano * Lina Bryans 1909–2000), Australian modernist painter *

Lina Buffolente Lina Buffolente (27 October 1924 – 6 March 2007) was an Italian comic artist and illustrator. Life and career Born in Vicenza, Buffolente graduated from the Brera Academy and started her career in 1941, collaborating with the cartoonist Giusep ...

(1924–2007), Italian comic artist and illustrator * Lina Carstens (1892–1978), German actress *

Lina Chartrand Lina Chartrand (1948-1994) was a Canadian writer and theatre creator. She was a co-founder of the feminist theatre company, Company of Sirens. Her most famous work was the bilingual and partly autobiographical play, ''La P'tite Miss Easter Seals' ...

(1948-1994), Canadian writer *

Lina Chatkevičiūtė Lina Chatkevičiūtė (born 1981) is a Lithuanian professional ballroom dancer. Her current partner is Donatas Vėželis. In 2014, they won their first European title in standard show dance. Awards In 2016 Lithuanian Sports ...

(born 1981), Lithuanian ballroom dancer *

Lina Cheryazova Lina Anatolyevna Cheryazova (russian: Лина Анатольевна Черязова, 1 November 1968 – 23 March 2019) was an Uzbek freestyle skier who competed in aerials. She won a bronze medal at the 1990 European Championship and a gold ...

(1968–2019), Uzbek freestyle skier *

Lina Choueiri Lina Choueiri (Transcription:/li:na shuejri/ - Arabic: لينا شويري) is a Lebanese Associate Professor in Linguistics at the American University of Beirut (AUB). She was the Chairperson of the department of English from 2006 to 2009. C ...

, Lebanese linguist *

Lina Condes Lina Condes (Ukr. ''Лiна Кондес''; born 3 November 1988, Cherkasy city, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian artist. She is known for her stick figure sculptures, through which she seeks to authentically represent the emotional and mental lives of m ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian artist *

Lina Dencik Lina Dencik is the Co-Director of the Data Justice Lab at the University of Cardiff. She is Professor at Cardiff's School of Journalism, Media and Culture. She specialises in digital surveillance and the politics of data. Previously she worked ...

, British social scientist *

Lina Domberg Lina Domberg (born 28 October 1995) is a Swedish football goalkeeper. Honours ;KIF Örebro DFF Runner-up * Damallsvenskan: 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipmen ...

(born 1995), Swedish footballer *

Lina Dorado Lina Dorado (born April 2, 1975) is a contemporary artist and filmmaker based in New York City noted for her multimedia work and travel photography, Lina Dorado has authored two books in bilingual editions: Doble Vista / Second Sight (Arte Do ...

(born 1975), Colombian contemporary artist and filmmaker *

Lina Eckenstein Lina Dorina Johanna Eckenstein (23 September 1857 – 4 May 1931) was a British polymath and historian who was acknowledged as a philosopher and scholar in the women's movement. Life Eckenstein's father was a Jewish socialist from Bonn who had ...

(1857–1931), British polymath and historian * Lina Zahr Eddine (born 1975), Lebanese news presenter and talk show host * Lina El Arabi French actress *

Lina El Tannir Lina El Tannir, (born October 23, 1987 in Cairo) was a professional squash player who represented Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa an ...

, (born 1987), Egyptian squash player *

Lina Englund Lina Maria Englund (born 14 May 1975 in Spånga) is a Swedish actress and musician. Englund went to the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm for middle and high school. When she was 12, she went with a friend to an audition for the movie '' ...

(born 1975), Swedish actress and musician * Lina Engren (born 1977), Swedish bobsledder *

Lina Esco Lina Esco is an American actress, producer, director and activist. She gained recognition in 2007 for portraying Jimmy Smits' character's daughter in the CBS television drama ''Cane''. Esco has also performed in films, including ''London'' (2005 ...

(born 1985), American actress, producer, director and activist *

Lina Eve Lina Eve is an Australian artist, adoption activist, singer/songwriter, photographer and filmmaker. Life and work Lina Eve was born in Germany to Polish parents. Her father was a Holocaust survivor, and, to escape war torn Europe, the famil ...

(born 1946), Australian artist, adoption activist, singer/songwriter, photographer and film maker * Lina Fedorova (born 1997), Russian pair skater *

Lina Franziska Fehrmann Lina Franziska Fehrmann (born in Dresden on 11 October 1900; died 10 June 1950) was an artist model generally called Fränzi and associated with Die Brücke The Brücke (Bridge), also Künstlergruppe Brücke or KG Brücke was a group of German ...

(1900–1950), German artist model *

Lina Flor Carolina Flores-Trinidad or Lina Flor (October 6, 1914 – February 11, 1976) was a writer from the Philippines. Writer of the hit radio drama ''Gulong ng Palad'', she was also a "society columnist, bilingual fictionist, scriptwriter, biographe ...

, nickname of Carolina Flores-Trinidad (1914–1976), Filipina writer * Lina Flórez (born 1984), Colombian hurdle athlete *

Lina Fruzzetti Lina Fruzzetti is an American cultural anthropologist and documentary filmmaker. Since 1975, she has been a professor of anthropology at Brown University in the United States. Apart from having published ethnographic studies about rural communit ...

American film director * Lina Gjorcheska (born 1994), Macedonian tennis player * Lina Glushko (born 2000), Israeli tennis player *

Lina Granados Lina Paola Granados Reyes (born 19 May 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender for FF Lugano 1976. Career In high school, Granados played for the Falcons of Briar Woods High School, where she served as the team captain as a s ...

(born 1994), Colombian footballer' * Lina Grinčikaitė-Samuolė (born 1987), Lithuanian sprint athlete * Lina Guérin (born 1991), French rugby union player *

Lina Haag Lina Haag née ''Jäger'' (18 January 1907 – 18 June 2012) was a German anti- Fascist activist. Early life Haag was born in Hagkling, and was a member of the Youth movement of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in the small Württembergis ...

(1907–2012), German anti-Fascist activist *

Lina Hahne Lina Maria Hahne (born 15 January 1984) is a Swedish beauty queen and Nya Fröken Sverige, Miss Sweden 2007 titleholder, who was crowned on June 26 after the original winner Isabel Lestapier Winqvist was dethroned from the title.Lina Hawyani al-Hasan Lina Hawyani al-Hasan ( ar, لينا هوياني الحسن) (born 1975) is a Syrian novelist, journalist and writer.Lina Frank Hecht Lina Frank Hecht (1848 – September 5, 1920) was one of Boston's leading philanthropists. She founded several of the city's earliest settlement houses, most notably the Hebrew Industrial School for Girls. She was active in the Women's Educational ...

(1848–1920), American philanthropists *

Lina Hedlund Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar. She also has a solo career. Career Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen ...

(born 1978), Swedish singer and member of Alcazar *

Lina Herasymenko Lina Serhiyivna Herasymenko ( uk, Ліна Сергіївна Герасименко; born 29 September 1974) is a Ukrainian archer. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she placed 23rd in the individual contest, and fifth ...

(born 1974), Ukrainian archer * Lina Heydrich (1911–1985), German Nazi and wife of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich *

Lina Hidalgo Lina Maria Hidalgo (born February 19, 1991) is an American politician in the state of Texas. She is the county judge of Harris County, the third-most populous county in the United States. Hidalgo is the first woman and the first Latina to be ele ...

(born 1991), American politician * Lina Higiro Rwandan businesswoman * Lina Hurtig (born 1995), Swedish footballer * Lina Jacques-Sébastien (born 1985), French sprint athlete * Lina Johansson (born 1988), Swedish former competitive figure skater *

Lina Kačiušytė Lina Kačiušytė (born 1 January 1963 in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR) is a Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union, winner of a gold medal in 200 m breaststroke with the Olympic record time of 2:29:54 at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Biogr ...

(born 1963), Lithuanian swimmer *

Lina Jamil Karam Lina J. Karam is a Lebanese-American electrical and computer engineer and inventor. She is an IEEE Fellow. Her areas of work span digital signal processing, image/video processing, compression/coding and transmission, computer vision, machine lear ...

, American electrical and computer engineer * Lina Khan (born 1989) English-born American jurist *

Lina Khelif Lina Khelif (born 27 January 1997) is a French-born Algerian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toulouse and the Algeria women's national football team. She competed for Algeria at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations Eightee ...

(born 1997), Algerian footballer * Lina Khoury (born 1976), Lebanese theatre director, writer, producer, and educator *

Lina Krhlikar Lina Krhlikar (born 29 June 1989) is a Slovenian handball player for Frisch Auf Göppingen and the Slovenian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship ...

(born 1989), Slovenian handball player *

Lina Knudsen Lina Almind Knudsen (born 17 December 1985 in Uldum) is a Danish curler from Copenhagen. She competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) ...

(born 1985), Danish curler * Lina Kostenko (born 1930), Ukrainian poet and writer *

Lina Krasnoroutskaya Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya (russian: Лина Владимировна Красноруцкая ; born 29 April 1984) is a retired tennis player. She is a former junior world No. 1 (1999), and in addition, she won the US Open junior titl ...

(born 1984), Russian retired tennis player * Lina Kuduzović (born 2002), Slovenian singer *

Lina Länsberg Lina Länsberg (born 13 March 1982) is a Swedish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist who is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of October 3, 2022, she is #12 in the List of current U ...

(born 1982), Swedish mixed martial artist *

Lina Lazaar Lina Lazaar (born 1982) is a Tunisian art critic and curator. Early life and education Although she is Tunisian, Lazaar was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. She attended the London School of Economics. Career ...

(born 1983), Tunisian art critic *

Lina Leandersson Lina Leandersson (born 27 September 1995) is an Iranian-Swedish actress. She played the lead role of Eli in the 2008 Swedish romantic vampire film '' Let the Right One In'', based on the novel by the same name. Born in Falun, Leandersson sta ...

(born 1995), Swedish actress * Lina Lehtovaara (born 1981), Finnish football referee * Lina Ljungblom (born 2001), Swedish ice hockey player * Lina Lossen (1878–1959), German stage and film actress *

Lina Lundqvist Lina Lundqvist (born 8 January 1993) is a Swedish footballer goalkeeper who plays for Gamla Upsala. She previously played for Kvarnsvedens IK Kvarnsvedens IK is a Swedish football club located in Borlänge in Dalarna County. Background Fo ...

(born 1993), Swedish footballer * Lina Loh (born 1949), Singaporean politician *

Lina Magaia Lina Júlia Francisco Magaia (1945 – June 27, 2011) was a Mozambican writer, journalist and veteran of the war for the independence of Mozambique. She was a woman of many facets, which stood out during the life in areas such as writing, film, rur ...

(1940–2011), Mozambican writer, journalist and war veteran * Lina Magull (born 1994), German footballer. * Lina Makhul (born 1993), Palestinian singer-songwriter *

Lina Mangiacapre Lina Mangiacapre (1946 - 23 May 2002) was an Italian feminist playwright and filmmaker. Life Born Carmela Mangiacapre to an upper-middle-class family in Naples, she became involved with the feminist and radical student movements during the social ...

(1946–2002), Italian playwright and filmmaker * Lina Marengo (1911–1987), Italian actress *

Lina Marín Lina Marín (died June 23, 1989) was a Mexican actress of Zapotec descent, known for her performance in '' A Man Called Horse'' (1970) and for her starring role opposite Gaspar Henaine "Capulina" in ''El bueno para nada'' (1973). Biography Mar� ...

(??–1989), Mexican actress * Lina Marulanda (1980–2010), Colombian television personality and model *

Lina Mathon-Blanchet Lina Mathon-Blanchet (3 January 1903 – 11 March 1994) was a Haitian pianist, music teacher and composer. First director of the Conservatoire National, she was interested in Haiti's folkloric traditions and was one of the first performers to inc ...

(1903–1994), Haitian pianist, music teacher and composer * Lina Medina (born 1933), the youngest confirmed mother in medical history * Lina Meruane (born 1970), Chilean writer and professor *

Lina Mittner Lina Mittner (10 February 1919 – 25 February 2013)Bio ...

(1919–2013), Swiss alpine skier *

Lina María Moreno Mejía Lina María Moreno Mejía (born 13 November 1955) is the wife of the 31st president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 2002 to 2010. Personal life Lina María was born on 13 November 1955 in Medellín, ...

(born 1955), Colombian First Lady * Lina Morgenstern (1830–1909), German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist *

Lina Musharbash Lina Mushabash ( ar, لينا مشربش) is a TV news presenter A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who ...

, British journalist *

Līna Mūze Līna Mūze (born 4 December 1992) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. On 2 June 2011, she set a Latvian junior record of 60.64 m. Her personal best is 64.87 m, set in 2019. Career At the 2010 World Junior ...

(born 1992), Latvian track and field athlete *

Lina Murr Nehmé Lina Murr Nehmé (born 1955) is a French-Lebanese author and professor at the Lebanese University.

, American biomedical engineer *

Lina Nyberg Lina Nyberg (born 27 February 1970) is a Swedish jazz singer and composer. She has composed works for string quartet, big band, and symphony orchestra. She is married to the Swedish jazz clarinettist and saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist. Career I ...

(born 1970), Swedish jazz singer and composer *

Lina M. Obeid Lina M. Obeid (July 22, 1955 – November 29, 2019) was an American physician and cancer researcher. Early life Lina Marie Obeid was born in New York and raised in Lebanon, the daughter of Dr. Sami Obeid, a renowned Lebanese surgeon, and Roset ...

(1955–2019), American physician and cancer researcher * Lina Olsson Rosenberg (born 1971), Swedish handball player * Lina Pagliughi (1907–1980), Italian-American opera singer *

Lina Pereira Linn da Quebrada (Double entendre in Portuguese, in English: ''Linn from the Hood'' or "Broken Beauty") is the stage name of Lina Pereira dos Santos, a Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter, and television personality. Life Lina Pereira w ...

, Brazilian singer, actor, and screenwriter *

Lina Persson Lina Persson (born February 3, 1982) is a Swedish orienteering competitor and European champion. She received a gold medal in the ''relay event'' at the 2008 European Orienteering Championships in Ventspils, together with Emma Engstrand and Helena ...

(born 1982), Swedish orienteering competitor * Lina Pires de Campos (1918–2003), Brazilian pianist, music educator and composer * Lina Pizzolongo (1925–1991), Canadian vocal coach and concert pianist *

Lina Polito Lina Polito (born 24 August 1954) is an Italian actress. Born in Naples, Polito started her career on stage with Eduardo De Filippo. She made her film debut in 1973, with Lina Wertmüller's ''Love and Anarchy'', and for this performance she was a ...

(born 1954), Italian actress * Lina Puerta (born 1969), American mixed media artist *

Lina Qostal Lina Qostal ( ar, لينة قصطال; born 11 March 1997) is a Moroccan tennis player. Qostal has won one doubles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. On 10 November 2014, she reached her best doubles ranking of world No. 792. Qost ...

(born 1997), Moroccan tennis player * Lina Rafn (born 1926), Danish female singer, songwriter and producer in the band Infernal * Lina Ramann (1833–1912), German writer and teacher *

Lina Rivas Lina Marcela Rivas Ordoñez (born 24 April 1990, Chigorodó) is a Colombian weightlifter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, ...

(born 1990), Colombian weightlifter * Lina Rodriguez, Canadian filmmaker *

Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez (born 1955) is a Cuban politician and has been the Cuban Minister of Finances and Prices from 2009 to 2019. She was appointed after 2009 shake-up by Raúl Castro.''The Miami Herald'', "Cuban Economy: Purge Aims to ...

, Cuban politician *

Lina Ron Ninette Lina Ron Pereira (September 23, 1959 – March 5, 2011) was a Venezuelan political leader. She was the founder and president of the Venezuelan Popular Unity party, one of the parties which supported President Hugo Chávez. Ron ran one of t ...

(1959–2011), Venezuelan political leader *

Lina Rosales Lina Rosales (born 27 December 1928) is a Spanish retired film and television actress.Pérez p.317 Selected filmography * ''A Tale of Two Villages'' (1951) * ''Under the Sky of Spain'' (1953) * '' The Portico of Glory'' (1953) * ''Cursed Mountain ...

(born 1928), Spanish film and television actress * Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė (born 1987), Lithuanian female rower *

Lina Santiago Lina Santiago (born September 5, 1978) is an American singer and musician. She is best known for her 1996 single, "Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love)", which peaked at #35 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 that year. On the US dance chart, the singl ...

(born 1978), American singer and musician *

Lina Sarmiento Lina Sarmiento (born 1958) is the first female third-level official of the Philippine National Police to receive and hold the rank of director, a rank equivalent to that of a major general in the Philippine military. At this two-star rank level, Sa ...

(born 1958), Filipino police officer * Lina Sastri (born 1953), Italian actress and singer *

Lina Penna Sattamini Lina Penna Sattamini is a Brazilian interpreter and mother who was living and working in the United States in the 1960s when her son was kidnapped and tortured by members of Brazil’s military regime. Sattamini and her family fought passionately ...

, Brazilian interpreter * Lina Scott Gatty (1873–1964), British politician * Lina Shabib, Jordanian politician *

Lina Stančiūtė Lina Stančiūtė (born 7 February 1986) is a Lithuanian former tennis player. In her career, she won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 September 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world ...

(born 1986), Lithuanian tennis player *

Lina Stergiou Lina Stergiou is an architect, cultural researcher, writer and curator, and associate professor who uses multiple formats spatial politics and the avant-garde, actively practiced and presented in conferences and symposia, and as essays and chapters ...

, Greek architect *

Lina Stern Lina Solomonovna Stern (or Shtern; russian: Лина Соломоновна Штерн; 26 August 1878 – 7 March 1968) was a Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of lives at the fronts of World ...

(1878–1968), Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist * Lina Larissa Strahl (born 1997), German singer-songwriter and actress *

Lina Strand Lina Strand (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, born in Gothenburg. She won a bronze medal in the relay at the 2012 European Orienteering Championships in Falun. She competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships ...

(born 1988), Swedish orienteering competitor *

Lina Nerli Taviani Lina Nerli Taviani (born 16 November 1937) is an Italian costume designer, and wife of film director Paolo Taviani. Biography Nerli began working as a costume designer in the 1960s and her first film work was on '' The Reckless'' directed by Giu ...

(born 1937), Italian costume designer *

Lina Teoh Lina Teoh Pick Lim (born 7 July 1976) is a Malaysian actress, TV Host, model and a former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Malaysia World 1998. She represented Malaysia in the Miss World 1998 pageant in Mahe Island, Seychelles ...

(born 1976), Malaysian actress, TV Host, model and Miss Malaysia World 1998 *

Lina Thomsgård Lina Ingeborg Thomsgård (born 3 May 1978 in Stockholm) is a Swedish columnist, DJ, and PR consultant. She is the founder of Rättviseförmedlingen. She participated in the 2014–15 season of På spåret ''På spåret'' (''On the Track'') i ...

(born 1978), Swedish columnist, DJ, and PR consultant *

Lina Trivedi Lina Trivedi (born June 11, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, author, educator and civil servant. Her most noted writing credit is for authoring the first 136 poems of Beanie Babies. She is also credited for directing the world's first busines ...

(born 1973), American entrepreneur, author, educator and public servant * Lina Tsaldari (1887–1981), Greek politician * Lina van de Mars (born 1979), German TV moderator, motor athlete and drummer *

Lina Iris Viktor Lina Iris Viktor (born 1987)Thackara, Tess"Everything This Young Artist Touches Turns to Gold" ''Artsy'', December 4, 2018. is a British-Liberian visual artist based in New York. ''The New York Times'' described her paintings as "queenly self-p ...

(born 1987), British-Liberian visual artist * Lina Volonghi (1914–1991), Italian actress *

Lina von Perbandt Lina von Perbandt (25 May 1836 – 1884) was a German landscape painter and member of the Düsseldorf school of painting Life and career Born into an aristocratic family in Langendorf, East Prussia, Perbandt studied art under August Behrendsen a ...

(1836–1884), German painter * Lina Wertmüller (born 1926), Italian film director * Lina Wester (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey * Lina Woiwode (1886–1971), Austrian actress *

Lina Wolff Lina Wolff (born 22 October 1973) is a Swedish novelist, short story writer and translator. Lina Wolff published her first book ''Många människor dör som du'' (''Many people die like you''), a short story collection, in 2009. It was written w ...

(born 1973), Swedish novelist and short story writer *

Lina Yakubova Lina Yakubova (23 December 1976 – 21 March 2011) was a documentary film producer and writer. She was born to an Assyrian father, Albert Yakubov and Armenian mother, Karina Khachaturyan in the Assyrian Village of Dmitrovo (Qoyalasar), Armenia. ...

(1976–2011), American film producer and writer *

Lina Yakupova Lina Arbievna Yakupova (russian: Лина Арбиевна Якупова; born 6 September 1990) is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for Zenit Zenit, meaning "zenith", may refer to: Spaceflight and rocketry * Zenit (rocket family), ...

(born 1990), Russian footballer *

Lina Yegros Lina Yegros (1914–1978) was a Spanish film actress.Bentley p.95 Selected filmography * '' Stowaway on Board'' (1941) * '' The Hired Husband'' (1942) * ''Lady in Ermine'' (1947) * ''La Virgen gitana'' (1951) * ''Vertigo'' (1951) * '' Malvaloca'' ...

(1914–1978), Spanish film actress

Nickname

* Lina (American singer) stagename of Shelina Wade, American recording artist * Lina (South Korean singer), stagename of Lee Ji-yeon (born 1984) South Korean singer who is a member of The Grace *Lina, nickname of Savelina Fanene, who is better known as Nia Jax (born 1984), American professional wrestler and model * Lina Basquette, whose birthname is Lena Copeland Baskette (1907–1994), American actress *

whose birthname was Achillina Bo (1914–1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect * Lina Cavalieri, whose birthname is Natalina Cavalieri (1874–1944), Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist *

Lina Espina-Moore Lina Espina-Moore (born Austregelina Espina) (May 20, 1919 – 2000) was a Cebuano writer. She was a recipient of the S.E.A. Write Award. Biography She was born in Toledo, Cebu, the fifth child and second daughter of Yrinea Regner and Gerun ...

, whose birthname was Austregelina Espina (1919–2000), Filipina writer *

Lina Gennari Lina Gennari (22 March 1911 – 11 October 1997) was an Italian actress and operetta singer. Born Carolina Gennari in Bologna, she made her debut in the early 1920s in the Schwarz stage company, and she had her first role as prima donna in the o ...

, whose birthname was Carolina Gennari (1911–1997), Italian actress and operetta singer * Lina Hähnle, whose name is Emilie Karoline Hähnle (1851–1941), German conservationist *

Lina Jonn Lina Jonn, birth name Carolina Johnsson, (1861–1896) was a Swedish professional photographer. Early life Jonn was born as Carolina Johnsson on 8 March 1861 in Stora Råby near Lund in Scania, south-western Sweden. Daughter of the farmer Jons Jo ...

, whose birth name is Carolina Johnsson, (1861–1896), Swedish professional photographer * Lina Joy, converted name of Azlina Jailani, Malay convert *

Lina Mayer Karolína Majerníková, known professionally as Lina Mayer, is a Slovak singer and dancer. Discography ;Studio albums (solo) *2015: ''Lina Mayer - EP'' Singles References External links * * Hudba.zoznam profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayer, Lin ...

, whose birthname is Karolína Majerníková, Slovak singer and dancer *

Lina Merlin Angelina "Lina" Merlin (15 October 1887 – 16 August 1979) was an Italian politician, perhaps best known for authoring and promoting the so-called " Merlin law" which abolished state-regulated prostitution in Italy. She was also an activist ...

, nickname of Angelina Merlin (1887–1979), Italian politician *

Lina Morgan María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1937 – 19 August 2015), better known as Lina Morgan, was a Spanish film, theatre and television actress and showgirl. Biography Morgan was born to Emilio López Roldán and Julia Garc ...

, stage name of María de los Ángeles López Segovia OAXS MML (20 March 1936 – 19 August 2015), Spanish film, theatre and television actress and showgirl *

Lina Nikolakopoulou Evangelia (Lina) Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) is widely recognised as one of the foremost lyricists in Greece. She was born in Methana on 30 June 1958 and studied social and political sciences at the Panteion University i ...

, whose name is Evangelia Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) (born 1958), Greek lyricist *

Lina Ortega Evelina "Lina" Ortega is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are e ...

, nickname of Evelina Ortega, American politician *

Lina Pasini-Vitale Carolina Pasini-Vitale, known as Lina, (born Rome, November 8, 1872 – died there November 23, 1959) was an Italian soprano. Sister of Camilla Pasini, she studied in Rome before debuting at the Teatro Dal Verme in Milan in Cilea's ''La tilda' ...

, stagename of Carolina Pasini-Vitale, (1872–1959), Italian soprano * Lina Poletti, nickname of Cordula Poletti (1885– 971), Italian writer, poet, playwright and feminist *

Lina Prokofiev Lina Ivanovna Prokofieva ( rus, Ли́на Ива́новна Проко́фьева), born Carolina Codina Nemísskaia, (21 October 1897 – 3 January 1989) was a Spanish singer and the first wife of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. They mar ...

, whose birthname is Carolina Codina (1897–1989), Spanish singer *

Lina Radke Karoline "Lina" Radke-Batschauer (18 October 1903 – 14 February 1983) was a German track and field athlete. She was the first Olympic champion in the 800 m for women. Born as Lina Batschauer, she started competing in athletics at the age of 20 ...

, nickname of Karoline Radke-Batschauer (1903–1983), German track and field athlete *

Lina Romay Lina Romay (born Rosa María Almirall Martínez; 25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012), a.k.a. Candy Coster and Lulu Laverne, was a Spanish actress who often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion (and later husband) Jesús Franco. ...

, whose birthname is Rosa María Almirall Martínez (1954–2012). Spanish actress * Lina Romay (singer), whose name is Maria Elena Romay (1919–2010), Mexican-American actress and singer * Lina Sandell, whose birthname is Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832–1903), Swedish poet and author of gospel hymns * Lina Salomé, stage name of Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, Cuban-born Mexican dancer and actress * Lina Spies, Carellina Pieternella Spies (born 1939), Afrikaans poet and academic *

Lina Waterfield Caroline Lucie 'Lina' Waterfield OBE (16 August 1874 – 27 November 1964)Fan Lina Fan Lina is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. She won a silver medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain. ...

(fl early 2000s), Chinese sprint canoer *

Huo Lina Huo Lina (born 30 March 1973) is a Chinese ice hockey player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was ...

(born 1973), Chinese ice hockey player *

Lei Lina Lei Lina (, born 19 February 1988) is a Chinese and Australians, Australian table tennis player who has a unequal leg length, leg length difference of 6 cm. Lei has won ten medals in five Paralympic Games, including six gold and four sil ...

(born 1988), Chinese table tennis player *

Liu Lina Liu Lina (; born 1979-02-20 in Xinjiang) is an Olympic equestrian sportswoman for China. Her best performance is winning the 2006 National Equestrian (Dressage) Championships. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the dressa ...

(born 1979), Chinese equestrian *

Pan Lina Pan Lina (born 18 July 1977) is a Chinese former football midfielder who played the China women's national football team. She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but did not play. She participated at the 2003 Women's World Cup, and 2007 Wom ...

(born 1977), Chinese footballer * Ria Lina (born 1980), British comedian, actress and writer *

Wang Lina (athlete) Wang Lina (; born February 28, 1983, in Benxi, Liaoning) is a Chinese long jumper. Wang won the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior Championships, and competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In 2005, she tested positiv ...

(born 1983), Chinese long jumper *

Wang Lina (boxer) Wang Lina (born 30 March 1997) is a Chinese boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a ...

(born 1997), Chinese boxer *

Wang Lina (sport shooter) Wang Lina (born 8 July 1971) is a Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XX ...

(born 1971), Chinese sport shooter *

Wang Lina (volleyball) Wang Lina (; born 5 February 1978 in Heilongjiang) is the Former China women's national volleyball team Outside Hitter. She won the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώ� ...

(born 1978), Chinese volleyball player *

Xia Lina Xia Lina (; born October 26, 1987, in Harbin) is a Chinese female alpine ski racer. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. She then competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where she fini ...

(born 1987), Chinese female alpine ski racer * Yang Lina (1963–2010), Singaporean actress * Yu Lina (born 1940), Chinese violinist *

Zhang Lina Zhang Lina (; 14 August 1940 – 17 October 2020) was a Chinese physical chemist. She graduated from Wuhan University in 1963. She was a Chinese polymer physical chemist, a professor at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences of Wuhan U ...

(born 1940), Chinese polymer physical chemist *

Zhao Lina Zhao Lina (; born September 18, 1991) is a Chinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Chinese national team. International career In April 2015, Zhao Lina was called up to play for team China in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Th ...

(born 1991), Chinese footballer

Middle name

* Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), British crime writer *

Florence Lina Mouissou Florence Lina Mouissou (sometimes Florence Lina Bamona-Mouissou) is a novelist from the Republic of Congo, currently living in Paris, France. Early life Mouissou was born in 1972. After completing her primary and secondary schooling at Pointe-Noi ...

(born 1972), Congolese novelist *

Domenicangela Lina Unali Domenicangela Lina Unali (born 1936 in Rome) has been professor of English literature at the Faculty of Letters, University of Rome Tor Vergata since 1983. Previously, from 1969 to 1982, she taught at the University of Cagliari. She was Secretary ...

(born 1936), Italian English Literature Professor

Fictional people

*Lina Braake, protagonist of ''

Lina Braake ''Lina Braake'' ( Brechtian subtitle: ''Die Interessen der Bank können nicht die Interessen sein, die Lina Braake hat'') is a 1975 West German drama film directed by Bernhard Sinkel and starring Lina Carstens, Fritz Rasp and Herbert Bötticher.T ...

'' * Lina Inverse, fictional sorceress from the anime series ''Slayers'' *Lina, a heroine in the video game ''

Dota 2 ''Dota 2'' is a 2013 multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) video game by Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created mod for Blizzard Entertainment's '' Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.'' ''Dota 2' ...

'' *Lina, a heroine from the video game '' Riviera: The Promised Land'' *

Lina Mayfleet ''The City of Ember'' is a post-apocalyptic novel by Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2003. The story is about Ember, a post-apocalyptic subterranean fiction, underground city threatened by aging infrastructure and corruption. The young pro ...

, main character in the Books of Ember *Lina, the maid in

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

's stories of

Emil i Lönneberga ''Emil of Lönneberga'' (from Swedish: ''Emil i Lönneberga'') is a series of children's novels, written by Astrid Lindgren in 1963, 1966 and 1970 respectively, about the prankster Emil Svensson who lives on a farm in the Lönneberga village of ...

(Emil of Maple Hill) *Lina Vilkas, protagonist of the novel '' Between Shades of Gray'' by

Ruta Sepetys Ruta Sepetys ( lt, Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a ''New York Times'' and international bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is a Rockefeller Fou ...

*Lina Lamont, character played by Jean Hagen in the movie

Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charis ...

*Lina (McLaidlaw), Aysgarth, character played by Joan Fontaine in the movie Suspicion (film) *Lina the dog-like monster, in

The Princess and Curdie ''The Princess and Curdie'' is a children's classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald from late 1883. The book is the sequel to ''The Princess and the Goblin''. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older. They mus ...

*Lina, a fairy guide in the game '' Kinectimals: Now with Bears!'' *Lina, a fictional character from the web series ''

Petscop ''Petscop'' is a YouTube Horror fiction, horror web series by Tony Domenico, made to resemble a YouTube Let's play, Let's Play series. The videos follow "Paul", the protagonist, exploring and documenting a supposedly 'long-lost PlayStation (conso ...

'' *Lina, a fictional character from the TV short series ''

Jay Jay's Mysteries A jay is a member of a number of species of medium-sized, usually colorful and noisy, passerine birds in the Crow family, Corvidae. The evolutionary relationships between the jays and the magpies are rather complex. For example, the Eurasian m ...

'' from ''

Jay Jay the Jet Plane ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' is an American live-action/CGI-animated musical children's television series which aired on The Learning Channel, PBS Kids, TBN and Smile. The series aired for a total of 4 seasons and has 62 episodes. The series is cen ...

'' *Lena, a fictional character from the animated TV show series ''

DuckTales (2017) ''DuckTales'' is an American animated television series, developed by Matt Youngberg and Francisco Angones, and produced by Disney Television Animation. The series is a reboot of the original 1987 series of the same name, itself an adaptation o ...

'' *Lina, a character from the multimedia franchise '' Yo-kai Watch'' *Lina Leskowitz, a fictional character from the web series ''

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