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 Catalina may refer to: Arts and media * ''The Catalina'', a 2012 American reality television show * ''Catalina'' (novel), a 1948 novel by W. Somerset Maugham * Catalina (''My Name Is Earl''), character from the NBC sitcom ''My Name Is Earl'' ...

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 Lin or LIN may refer to: People *Lin (surname) (normally ), a Chinese surname *Lin (surname) (normally 蔺), a Chinese surname * Lin (''The King of Fighters''), Chinese assassin character *Lin Chow Bang, character in Fat Pizza Places *Lin, Iran, ...

, and

Linus Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Linos''. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who di ...

. 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

. 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 (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 (1898–1976), German politician *

Lina Beecher Lina Beecher (January 2, 1841 – October 5, 1915) was an American inventor and roller coaster engineer. Beecher is best known for building the first looping roller coaster in North America, which was known as the Flip Flap Railway, and a later ...

(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 Lina Bryans (26 September 1909 – 30 September 2000), was an Australian modernist painter. Life Lina Bryans was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 26 August 1909, second daughter of wealthy prosperous Michaelis-Hallenstein family of industria ...

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 Lina Carstens (6 December 1892 in Wiesbaden – 22 September 1978 in Munich) was a German film and theater actress. On stage she appeared in plays by Gerhart Hauptmann, Arthur Schnitzler, and August Strindberg, and in her old age she starred in the ...

(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 (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, 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 (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 Lina Zahr Eddine ( ar, لينا زهر الدين) is a Lebanese news presenter and talk show host. Early life Lina was born on 12 July 1975 in Mays al Jabal, Nabatieh Governorate, after the beginning of the Lebanese civil war to Shia family. S ...

(born 1975), Lebanese news presenter and talk show host *

Lina El Arabi Lina El Arabi (born 11 August 1995) is a French actress of Moroccan heritage. Biography El Arabi was born in Choisy-le-Roi, France, in 1995. At age six, she began playing violin at the Choisy-le-Roi conservatory, and at ten, she got involved i ...

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 Lina Alexeyevna Fedorova (russian: Лина Алексеевна Фёдорова; born 20 December 1997) is a Russian pair skater. With partner Maxim Miroshkin, she is the two-time World Junior bronze medalist, 2012 JGP Final champion, 2012 Wi ...

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

Lina Glushko Lina Glushko ( he, לינה גלושקו; born 12 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 272 in singles, and 408 in doubles. Biography Glushko's USSR-born parents Sergio and Olga, sister Julia, and brother ...

(born 2000), Israeli tennis player * Lina Granados (born 1994), Colombian footballer' *

Lina Grinčikaitė-Samuolė Lina Grinčikaitė-Samuolė (born 3 May 1987 in Klaipėda) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for Lithuania. Grinčikaitė represented Lithuania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 100 me ...

(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 (band), Alcazar. She also has a solo career. Career Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in M ...

(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 Lina Mona Andréa Hurtig (born 5 September 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Sweden women's national team. Club career After turning 15, Hurtig, who is ...

(born 1995), Swedish footballer *

Lina Jacques-Sébastien Lina Jacques-Sébastien (born 10 April 1985 in Créteil, France) is a French Sprint (running), sprint athlete who specializes in the 100 metres and 200 metres. Biography She finished sixth in the 100 metres at the 2004 World Junior Ch ...

(born 1985), French sprint athlete *

Lina Johansson Lina Johansson (born 26 September 1988) is a Swedish former competitive figure skater. She is the 2003–04 JGP Final silver medalist, a two-time Nordic medalist, and the 2005 Swedish national champion. She reached the free skate at six ISU C ...

(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, American electrical and computer engineer *

Lina Khan Lina M. Khan (born March 3, 1989) is a British-born American legal scholar serving as chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission since 2021. While a student at Yale Law School, she became known for her work in antitrust and competition law in t ...

(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 Lina Khoury (Arabic لينا خوري), born April 27, 1976, is a Lebanese theatre director, writer, producer, and educator. She is known for tackling taboo subjects and raising controversial questions in her plays. Early life Khoury was born in ...

(born 1976), Lebanese theatre director, writer, producer, and educator * Lina Krhlikar (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 Lina Ljungblom (born 15 October 2001) is a Swedish ice hockey player and member of the Swedish national ice hockey team, currently playing with MoDo Hockey Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). Playing career From 2015 to 2019, Lju ...

(born 2001), Swedish ice hockey player *

Lina Lossen Lina Lossen (born Caroline Elisabeth Lossen; 7 October 1878 – 30 January 1959) was a German stage and film actress.Soister p.55 Selected filmography * '' Peer Gynt'' (1919) * '' The Forbidden Way'' (1920) * ''Miss Julie'' (1922) * '' Love's Fin ...

(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 Lina Maria Magull (born 15 August 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Club career Youth career Lina Magull started her youth career playing for Hörder SC from 1999 to 2002. S ...

(born 1994), German footballer. *

Lina Makhul Lina Makoul ( ar, لينا مخول, born ) is an independent Palestinian singer-songwriter and music producer. Biography Makoul was born in Ohio to Arab-Christian parents and raised in the city of Acre. Since the age of four she has loved da ...

(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 (??–1989), Mexican actress *Lina Marulanda (1980–2010), Colombian television personality and model *Lina Mathon-Blanchet (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 (1919–2013), Swiss alpine skier *Lina María Moreno Mejía (born 1955), Colombian First Lady *Lina Morgenstern (1830–1909), German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist *Lina Musharbash, British journalist *Līna Mūze (born 1992), Latvian track and field athlete *Lina Murr Nehmé (born 1955), French-Lebanese author *Lina Ng (born 1974), Singaporean actress and host *Lina Nilsson (born 1987), Swedish retired footballer *Lina Nilsson (scientist), American biomedical engineer *Lina Nyberg (born 1970), Swedish jazz singer and composer *Lina M. Obeid (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, Brazilian singer, actor, and screenwriter *Lina Persson (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 (born 1954), Italian actress *Lina Puerta (born 1969), American mixed media artist *Lina Qostal (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 (born 1990), Colombian weightlifter *Lina Rodriguez, Canadian filmmaker *Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez, Cuban politician *Lina Ron (1959–2011), Venezuelan political leader *Lina Rosales (born 1928), Spanish film and television actress *Lina Šaltytė-Masilionė (born 1987), Lithuanian female rower *Lina Santiago (born 1978), American singer and musician *Lina Sarmiento (born 1958), Filipino police officer *Lina Sastri (born 1953), Italian actress and singer *Lina Penna Sattamini, Brazilian interpreter *Lina Scott Gatty (1873–1964), British politician *Lina Shabib, Jordanian politician *Lina Stančiūtė (born 1986), Lithuanian tennis player *Lina Stergiou, Greek architect *Lina Stern (1878–1968), Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist *Lina Larissa Strahl (born 1997), German singer-songwriter and actress *Lina Strand (born 1988), Swedish orienteering competitor *Lina Nerli Taviani (born 1937), Italian costume designer *Lina Teoh (born 1976), Malaysian actress, TV Host, model and Miss Malaysia World 1998 *Lina Thomsgård (born 1978), Swedish columnist, DJ, and PR consultant *Lina Trivedi (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 (born 1987), British-Liberian visual artist *Lina Volonghi (1914–1991), Italian actress *Lina von Perbandt (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 (born 1973), Swedish novelist and short story writer *Lina Yakubova (1976–2011), American film producer and writer *Lina Yakupova (born 1990), Russian footballer *Lina Yegros (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 (band), 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, whose birthname was Austregelina Espina (1919–2000), Filipina writer *Lina Gennari, 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, whose birth name is Carolina Johnsson, (1861–1896), Swedish professional photographer *Lina Joy, converted name of Azlina Jailani, Malay convert *Lina Mayer, whose birthname is Karolína Majerníková, Slovak singer and dancer *Lina Merlin, nickname of Angelina Merlin (1887–1979), Italian politician *Lina Morgan, 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, whose name is Evangelia Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) (born 1958), Greek lyricist *Lina Ortega, nickname of Evelina Ortega, American politician *Lina Pasini-Vitale, 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, whose birthname is Carolina Codina (1897–1989), Spanish singer *Lina Radke, nickname of Karoline Radke-Batschauer (1903–1983), German track and field athlete *Lina Romay, 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, nickname of Caroline Lucie Waterfield (1874–1964), French-born, English journalist

Surname

*Fan Lina (fl early 2000s), Chinese sprint canoer *Huo Lina (born 1973), Chinese ice hockey player *Lei Lina (born 1988), Chinese table tennis player *Liu Lina (born 1979), Chinese equestrian *Pan Lina (born 1977), Chinese footballer *Ria Lina (born 1980), British comedian, actress and writer *Wang Lina (athlete) (born 1983), Chinese long jumper *Wang Lina (boxer) (born 1997), Chinese boxer *Wang Lina (sport shooter) (born 1971), Chinese sport shooter *Wang Lina (volleyball) (born 1978), Chinese volleyball player *Xia Lina (born 1987), Chinese female alpine ski racer *Yang Lina (actress), Yang Lina (1963–2010), Singaporean actress *Yu Lina (born 1940), Chinese violinist *Zhang Lina (born 1940), Chinese polymer physical chemist *Zhao Lina (born 1991), Chinese footballer

Middle name

*Ethel Lina White (1876–1944), British crime writer *Florence Lina Mouissou (born 1972), Congolese novelist *Domenicangela Lina Unali (born 1936), Italian English Literature Professor

Fictional people

*Lina Braake, protagonist of ''Lina Braake'' *Lina Inverse, fictional sorceress from the anime series ''Slayers'' *Lina, a heroine in the video game ''Dota 2'' *Lina, a heroine from the video game ''Riviera: The Promised Land'' *Lina Mayfleet, main character in the Books of Ember *Lina, the maid in Astrid Lindgren's stories of Emil i Lönneberga (Emil of Maple Hill) *Lina Vilkas, protagonist of the novel ''Between Shades of Gray'' by Ruta Sepetys *Lina Lamont, character played by Jean Hagen in the movie Singin' in the Rain *Lina (McLaidlaw), Aysgarth, character played by Joan Fontaine in the movie Suspicion (1941 film), Suspicion (film) *Lina the dog-like monster, in The Princess and Curdie *Lina, a fairy guide in the game ''Kinectimals: Now with Bears!'' *Lina, a fictional character from the web series ''Petscop'' *Lina, a fictional character from the TV short series ''Jay Jay's Mysteries'' from ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' *Lena, a fictional character from the animated TV show series ''DuckTales (2017)'' *Lina, a character from the multimedia franchise ''Yo-kai Watch'' *Lina Leskowitz, a fictional character from the web series ''Petscop''

References

Notes

Sources

*Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (''Dictionary of Russian First Names''). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. {{Given name Arabic feminine given names Croatian feminine given names Danish feminine given names Dutch feminine given names English feminine given names Finnish feminine given names German feminine given names Italian feminine given names Lithuanian feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Russian feminine given names Slovene feminine given names Swedish feminine given names