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

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

, Lithuanian,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

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 Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Kurdish Kurdish may refer to: *Kurds or Kurdish people *Kurdish languages *Kurdish alphabets *Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes: **Southern Kurdistan **Eastern Kurdistan **Northern Kurdistan **Western Kurdistan See also * Kurd (dis ...

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

. 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, Carmelina, Carolina, Emelina, Marcelina, Nikolina, Rosalina, Italina, and Žaklina. Lina is a

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 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, Nikolina, Adelina,

Evelina ''Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'' is a novel written by English author Fanny Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in wh ...

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 Angelina,

Evangelina __NOTOC__ Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium" ("gospel", itself from Greek Ευαγγέλιο "gospel", meaning "good news"). People with these names include: Evangelina * Evangelina Carrozzo, ...

, Carolina, Melina. Lina is the female form of

Linas Linas is a Lithuanian male given name. It is the Lithuanian form of the name Linus, which derives from the Greek for "flax". The female equivalent is Lina. Linas may refer to: People *Linas Adomaitis (born 1976), Lithuanian musician *Linas Alsenas ...

, 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 Avelina is a female first name. History The name was borrowed into the Russian language as "" (''Avelina'').Petrovsky, p. 33 Its diminutives include Avelinka (), Lina (), and Ava (). In Latin languages, the name may have been latinized from ...

.Petrovsky, p. 33 Lina has a different meaning in different languages for example "Lina" in Arabic refers to a "small, young

palm tree The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...

", 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 (born 1997), Egyptian hurdler * Lina Allemano (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 (born 1987), Lithuanian track and field athlete * Lina Annab (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 (born 1984), Lebanese sprinter * Lina Ben Mhenni (1983–2020), Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer * Lina Bertucci (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 (born 25 May 1991), Swedish professional golfer * Lina Boussaha (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 (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 (born 1988), Ukrainian artist * Lina Dencik, British social scientist * Lina Domberg (born 1995), Swedish footballer * Lina Dorado (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. ...

(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, (born 1987), Egyptian squash player * Lina Englund (born 1975), Swedish actress and musician *

Lina Engren Lina Engren (born 13 February 1977) is a Swedish bobsledder. She competed in the two woman event at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, ...

(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 (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 (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 Lina Marcela Flórez Valencia (born 2 November 1984 in Carepa, Antioquia) is a Colombian hurdler. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 100 metres hurdles. Personal bests *100 m: 11.51 (wind: +2.0 m/s) – Medell� ...

(born 1984), Colombian hurdle athlete * Lina Fruzzetti American film director *

Lina Gjorcheska Lina Gjorcheska ( mk, Лина Ѓорческа, Lina Ǵorčeska; born 3 August 1994) is a Macedonian tennis player, and the most successful of her country to date. She has career-high WTA rankings of 170 in singles and 116 in doubles, both ach ...

(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 Lina Guérin (born 16 April 1991) is a French rugby union player. She was a member of the France women's national rugby sevens team France women's national rugby sevens team was champion of Europe in 2007 (European Women's Sevens Championship) ...

(born 1991), French rugby union player * Lina Haag (1907–2012), German anti-Fascist activist * Lina Hahne (born 1984), Swedish beauty queen and Miss Sweden 2007 * Lina Hawyani al-Hasan (born 1975), 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 (born 1974), Ukrainian archer *

Lina Heydrich Lina Mathilde Manninen (née von Osten, formerly Heydrich; 14 June 1911 – 14 August 1985) was the wife of Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Reich Security Main Office and a central figure in Nazi Germany. The daughter of a minor German aristocrat ...

(1911–1985), German Nazi and wife of SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich * Lina Hidalgo (born 1991), American politician *

Lina Higiro Lina Mukashyaka Higiro is a Rwandan businesswoman and has been the chief executive officer of the NCBA Bank Rwanda since July 2018. Immediately before her current assignment, since July 2016, she served as the chief operating officer of AB Ba ...

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 ...

(born 1988), Swedish former competitive figure skater * Lina Kačiušytė (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 ...

(born 1989) English-born American jurist * Lina Khelif (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 (born 1985), Danish curler *

Lina Kostenko Lina Vasylivna Kostenko ( uk, Ліна Василівна Костенко; born 19 March 1930) is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movem ...

(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 Lina Kuduzović (born 30 December 2002) is a Slovenian singer of Bosniak origin who won the first season of ''Slovenia's Got Talent'' in 2010 when she was seven years old, making her the youngest winner of any ''Got Talent'' show to that time. In ...

(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 (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 Lina Lehtovaara (nee Långbacka, born 23 June 1981) is a Finnish football referee who has been a FIFA referee since 2009. Football Association of Finland has awarded Lehtovaara as the Referee of the Year in 2015–2016 and 2018–2021. Lehtov ...

(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 (born 1993), Swedish footballer *

Lina Loh Lina Loh Woon Lee ( zh, s=罗文丽, p=Luó Wénlì; born 1949), also known as Lina Chiam, is a Singaporean former politician. She was previously a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2011 and 2015 and was the committee member of Singa ...

(born 1949), Singaporean politician * Lina Magaia (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 Lina Marengo (19 January 1911 – 6 February 1987) was an Italian character actress. She played in over 30 films, and was most active between 1938 and 1943. Biography Marengo was born in Rome and her film debut was in '' Casta Diva'' (1935), di ...

(1911–1987), Italian actress * Lina Marín (??–1989), Mexican actress *

Lina Marulanda Lina Marulanda (15 May 1980 – 22 April 2010) was a Colombian television personality and model. Early life Marulanda was born Lina María Marulanda Cuartas in Medellín, Colombia. She began her modeling career at age 12. She first attended ...

(1980–2010), Colombian television personality and model * Lina Mathon-Blanchet (1903–1994), Haitian pianist, music teacher and composer *

Lina Medina Lina Marcela Medina de Jurado (; born 23 September 1933) is a Peruvian woman who became the youngest confirmed mother in history when she gave birth on 14 May 1939, aged five years, seven months, and 21 days. Based on the medical assessments o ...

(born 1933), the youngest confirmed mother in medical history *

Lina Meruane Lina Meruane Boza (born 1970) is a Chilean writer and professor. Her work, written in Spanish, has been translated into English, Italian, Portuguese, German, and French. In 2011 she won the Anna Seghers-Preis for the quality of her work, and in 2 ...

(born 1970), Chilean writer and professor * Lina Mittner (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 Lina Morgenstern (25 November 1830 – 16 December 1909) was a German writer, educator, feminist and pacifist. Biography She was born 25 November 1830 in Wrocław (German Breslau) to a Jewish family committed to social causes. In 1854 she mar ...

(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 Lina Ng Su Fang (; born 6 May 1974) is a Singaporean actress and host. She was a full-time Mediacorp and SPH MediaWorks artiste from 1993 to 2004 but currently continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. One of the most acclaimed actresses in Sing ...

(born 1974), Singaporean actress and host *

Lina Nilsson Lina Therese Nilsson (born 17 June 1987) is a Swedish retired footballer who played for FC Rosengård and the Sweden national team. Normally a full-back, she can also play as a wide midfielder. She joined Malmö FF Dam in 2006 and has remained ...

(born 1987), Swedish retired footballer * Lina Nilsson (scientist), 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 ...

(born 1970), Swedish jazz singer and composer * Lina M. Obeid (1955–2019), American physician and cancer researcher *

Lina Olsson Rosenberg Lina Olsson Rosenberg (born 27 December 1971) is a Swedish handball player who played for the Norwegian club Larvik HK, and later obtained Norwegian citizenship and played for the Norway women's national handball team. She made her debut o ...

(born 1971), Swedish handball player *

Lina Pagliughi Lina Pagliughi (27 May 1907 – 2 October 1980) was an Italian-American opera singer. Based in Italy for the majority of her career, she made a number of recordings and established herself as one of the world's finest lyric coloratura sopranos of ...

(1907–1980), Italian-American opera singer * Lina Pereira, Brazilian singer, actor, and screenwriter * Lina Persson (born 1982), Swedish orienteering competitor *

Lina Pires de Campos Lina Pires de Campos née Del Vecchio (São Paulo, 18 June 1918 – São Paulo, 14 April 2003) was a Brazilian pianist, music educator and composer of both classical and popular music. Life Lina Pires de Campos was born in São Paulo, Brazil, the ...

(1918–2003), Brazilian pianist, music educator and composer *

Lina Pizzolongo Lina Pizzolongo (January 25, 1925, Montreal - September 21, 1991, Toronto) was a Canadian vocal coach and concert pianist. She was married to baritone Louis Quilico and was the mother of two children Donna and Gino Quilico, also a baritone. Car ...

(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 Lina Puerta (born 1969) is a Colombian-American mixed media artist based in New York City. She was born in New Jersey and grew up in Colombia. Education Lina Puerta studied at Institute Lorenzode Medici in Florence, Italy, and earned her BA from ...

(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 Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ on the Danish music video channel ''The Voice TV Danm ...

(born 1926), Danish female singer, songwriter and producer in the band Infernal *

Lina Ramann Lina Ramann (July 24, 1833 – March 30, 1912) was a German writer and teacher known for her books on the Hungarian composer and pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can ...

(1833–1912), German writer and teacher * Lina Rivas (born 1990), Colombian weightlifter *

Lina Rodriguez Lina Rodriguez is a Colombian-Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter, Kate Taylor"How filmmaker Lina Rodriguez captures the naturalism of family life" ''The Globe and Mail'', August 18, 2017. most noted for her 2022 documentary film '' My Two Voices ...

, Canadian filmmaker * Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez, 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 (born 1958), Filipino police officer *

Lina Sastri Pasqualina "Lina" Sastri is an Italian actress and singer. Life and career Born in Naples, Lina Sastri started acting in amateur dramatics at very young age. She made her professional debut with the theatrical company Teatro Libero, and had her ...

(born 1953), Italian actress and singer * Lina Penna Sattamini, Brazilian interpreter *

Lina Scott Gatty Lina Mary Scott Gatty OBE (24 February 1873 – 15 April 1964), was a British Liberal Party politician. She was born Lina Mary Hart Dyke, and died as Lina Mary Crivellari. She was awarded the Order of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. She was awarded a ...

(1873–1964), British politician *

Lina Shabib Lina Shabib is a Jordanian engineer, politician and former government Minister of Transport. Biography Lina Shahib was appointed the Minister of Transport of Jordan in the cabinet of Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on 21 August 2013. She attend ...

, 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 N ...

(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 (1878–1968), Soviet biochemist, physiologist and humanist *

Lina Larissa Strahl Lina Larissa Strahl (born 15 December 1997) is a German singer-songwriter and actress. She is known for her roles as Bibi Blocksberg in the ''Bibi & Tina'' film series and Frankie in Disney Channel musical drama, '' The Lodge''. Early life S ...

(born 1997), German singer-songwriter and actress * Lina Strand (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 (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 Lina Tsaldari ( el, Λίνα Τσαλδάρη; 1887 – 17 October 1981) was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1956, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' governm ...

(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 Lina Volonghi (4 September 1914 – 24 February 1991) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. Life and career Born in Genoa as Giuseppina Angela Volonghi, a promising junior swimming champion in her youth, Volonghi started her actin ...

(1914–1991), Italian actress * Lina von Perbandt (1836–1884), German painter *

Lina Wertmüller Arcangela Felice Assunta Wertmüller von Elgg Spanol von Braueich (14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021), known as Lina Wertmüller (), was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Sev ...

(born 1926), Italian film director *

Lina Wester Lina Teresia Wester (born 7 November 1992) is a Swedish ice hockey forward. International career Wester was selected for the Sweden women's national ice hockey team in the 2014 Winter Olympics. She played in all six games, scoring one goal. A ...

(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey *

Lina Woiwode Lina Woiwode (1886–1971) was an Austrian stage and film actress.Youngkin p.462 Selected filmography *''Her Majesty the Barmaid'' (1931) *''Once There Was a Waltz'' (1932) *''The Magic Top Hat'' (1932) *''The Cruel Mistress'' (1932) *''Suburb ...

(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) Shelina Wade (born in Denver, Colorado), commonly known as Lina, is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter. Early life Lina was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in, Texas. Lina’s introduction to music started at the age of four w ...

stagename of Shelina Wade, American recording artist *

Lina (South Korean singer) Lee Ji-yeon (born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina, is a South Korean musical actress and singer. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina eventually becam ...

, 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 Savelina Fanene (born May 29, 1984) is an Australian-born American professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Nia Jax from 2014 to 2021 and became a one-time Raw Women's Champion and two- ...

(born 1984), American professional wrestler and model *

Lina Basquette Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a gi ...

, whose birthname is Lena Copeland Baskette (1907–1994), American actress *

whose birthname was Achillina Bo (1914–1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect *

Lina Cavalieri Natalina "Lina" Cavalieri (25 December 1874 – 7 February 1944) was an Italian operatic dramatic soprano, actress, and monologist. Biography Lina Cavalieri was born on Christmas Day at Viterbo, some north of Rome. She lost her parents at the a ...

, 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, whose birthname was Carolina Gennari (1911–1997), Italian actress and operetta singer *

Lina Hähnle Emilie Karoline "Lina" Hähnle (3 February 18511 February 1941) was a German pioneer of bird conservation. She founded the Swabian league for bird protection in Germany which would later merge into what became the Naturschutzbund Deutschland (NABU ...

, 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 Lina Joy is a Malay convert from Islam to Christianity. Born Azlina Jailani on 28 July 1964 in Malaysia to Muslim parents of Javanese descent, she converted at age 26. The Lina Joy case sparkled a debate about apostasy in Malaysia,Lina Joy a ...

, 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 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, nickname of Evelina Ortega, American politician * Lina Pasini-Vitale, stagename of Carolina Pasini-Vitale, (1872–1959), Italian soprano *

Lina Poletti Cordula "Lina" Poletti (27 August 1885 – 12 December 1971) was an Italian writer, poet, playwright, and feminist. Often described as beautiful and rebellious, she was prone to wear men's clothing and is considered one of the first women in Italy ...

, 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, 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) Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 - December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer. She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles. Romay perfo ...

, whose name is Maria Elena Romay (1919–2010), Mexican-American actress and singer *

Lina Sandell Lina Sandell (full name: Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg) (3 October 1832 – 27 July 1903) was a Swedish poet and author of gospel hymns. Background The daughter of a Lutheran minister, Sandell grew up in the rectory at Fröderyd parish in t ...

, whose birthname is Karolina Wilhelmina Sandell-Berg (1832–1903), Swedish poet and author of gospel hymns *

Lina Salomé Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, commonly known by her stage name Lina Salomé, is a Cuban-born Mexico, Mexican dancer and actress.

, stage name of Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, Cuban-born Mexican dancer and actress *

Lina Spies Carellina Pieternella (Lina) Spies (born 6 March 1939 in Harrismith, in North-Eastern Free State South Africa) is an Afrikaans poet and academic. She received both the 1972 Eugène Marais Prize and 1972 Ingrid Jonker Prize, for her first volume ...

, 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 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 Games, Olympic equestrianism, equestrian sportswoman for China. Her best performance is winning the 2006 National Equestrian (Dressage) Championships. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olym ...

(born 1979), Chinese equestrian * Pan Lina (born 1977), Chinese footballer *

Ria Lina Ria Lina (born 1980) is a British comedian, actress and writer. She has appeared on ''Yesterday, Today & The Day Before'', ''Mock the Week'', '' Steph's Packed Lunch'', ''The Now Show'', '' Sky News'' and '' Have I Got News for You''. In 2003, sh ...

(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 (1963–2010), Singaporean actress *

Yu Lina Yu Lina ( zh, s=俞丽拿, p=Yú Lìná; born 1940 in Ningbo, China) is an esteemed and influential Chinese violinist pedagogue in China. In 1959, in Shanghai, she made her debut as violinist at the nationwide celebration of the 10th anniversary ...

(born 1940), Chinese violinist * Zhang Lina (born 1940), Chinese polymer physical chemist * Zhao Lina (born 1991), Chinese footballer

Middle name

Ethel Lina White Ethel Lina White (2 April 1876 – 13 August 1944) was a British crime writer from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales. She was best known for her novel '' The Wheel Spins'' (1936), on which the Alfred Hitchcock 1938 film '' The Lady Vanishes' ...

(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 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 is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the comic fantasy-themed light novel, manga and anime series ''Slayers''. Lina Inverse is a young yet very powerful sorceress travelling the world in search of adventure and treasure. Lina has b ...

, 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 ''Between Shades of Gray'', a ''New York Times'' Best Seller, is the debut novel of Lithuanian-American novelist Ruta Sepetys. It follows the Stalinist repressions of the mid-20th century and follows the life of a teenage girl Lina as she is de ...

'' 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 Foun ...

*Lina Lamont, character played by

Jean Hagen Jean Hagen (born Jean Shirley Verhagen; August 3, 1923 – August 29, 1977) was an American actress best known for her role as Lina Lamont in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting ...

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 Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland (October 22, 1917 – December 15, 2013), known professionally as Joan Fontaine, was a British-American actress who is best known for her starring roles in Hollywood films during the "Golden Age". Fontaine appeared ...

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

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