Line is a

female Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gamet ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, most common in the Nordic countries

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It may be a short form of names which end in -line, like Caroline. The Swedish form is

Lina Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalin ...

. In

its

Name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

is 20 January.

People

Notable people with the name Line include: * Line Arlien-Søborg (born 1966), Danish actress and film director *

Line Barfod Line Barfod (born 24 May 1964, in Copenhagen) is a lawyer and politician in Denmark. She is a former member of the Folketing (Denmark, Danish parliament) for the Red-Green Alliance (Denmark), Red-Green Alliance. Line Barfod is the daughter of ret ...

(born 1964), member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands ...

(Danish parliament) *

Line Beauchamp Line Beauchamp (born February 24, 1963) is a Canadian politician. She served as the Liberal Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the Sauvé riding, and for Bourassa-Sauvé at the Quebec National Assembly from November 30, 1998 to May 14, 20 ...

(born 1963), Canadian politician * Line Daugaard (born 1978), Danish handball player *

Line Haddad 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: Art ...

(born 1978), Jewish French

pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

* Line Hagman, Norwegian

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a s ...

competitor * Line Halvorsen (born 1969), Norwegian film maker * Line Hamel, Canadian politician *

Line Hansen Line U. Hansen, (born 7 May 1983 in Odense) is a professional squash player who represents Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_ca ...

, (born 1983), Danish professional squash player *

Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal (born 18 October 1971 in Sarpsborg) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party and former 5th Vice President of the Storting. Holten Hjemdal was the vice leader of the Youth of the Christian People ...

(born 1971), Norwegian politician *

Line Horntveth Line Horntveth (born 26 November 1974 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (tuba, flute percussion, and vocals), the sister of the musicians Martin and Lars Horntveth, married to the upright bassist Bjørn Holm, and known from a series ...

(born 1974), Norwegian musician * Line Jahr (born 1984), Norwegian ski jumper *

Line Jensen (disambiguation) Line Jensen may refer to: *Line Jensen (triathlete) Line Jensen (born 14 January 1981) is a Danish triathlete. She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Oly ...

, multiple people, including: **

Line Jensen (triathlete) Line Jensen (born 14 January 1981) is a Danish triathlete. She competed in the Women's event at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an internati ...

(born 1981), Danish triathlete **

Line Jensen (footballer) Line Sigvardsen Jensen (born 23 August 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Fortuna Hjørring in the 3F-Ligaem and for the Danish national team. Club career Sigvardsen Jensen, originally a centre back, ...

(born 1991), Danish footballer *

Line Johansen Line Johansen (born 12 January 1970) is a Norwegian sport wrestler and twice world champion. Career Johansen won a silver medal at the 1987 World Wrestling Championships, and bronze medals in 1990, 1991 and 1992. She won a gold medal at th ...

, Norwegian

sport wrestler Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the ...

* Line Jørgensen (born 1989), Danish handball player *

Line Kruuse 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 ...

, Danish beauty queen *

Line Larsen Line Dissing Karred Larsen (born 1 November 1996, in Skagen) known as Line (pronounced ''lee-neh'' in Danish), is a Danish singer. She took part in season 5 of the Danish '' X Factor'' and became one of the finalists in the "Under 25" category, m ...

(born 1996), Danish singer *

Line Luplau Line Luplau (1823–1891) was a Danish feminist and suffragist. She was the co-founder of the Danske Kvindeforeningers Valgretsforbund or DKV (Danish Women's Society Suffrage Union) and first chairperson in 1889-1891. Life Line Luplau was born o ...

(1823-1891), Danish feminist and suffragist *

Line Maheux Line Maheux is a Canadian communications consultant and political strategist. At different times, she has worked for Preston Manning, Stockwell Day, Mike Harris, John Nunziata, and Stephen Harper. Reform Party Maheux was hired as the Reform Party ...

, Canadian communications consultant and political strategist *

Line Monty Line Monty, born as Éliane Serfati, also known by her stage name Leïla Fateh (1926 in Algiers – 19 August 2003 in Paris), was a Jewish Algerian singer who sang in Arabic and French. Career She first appeared on a short movie by Alberto Spado ...

(died 2003), Jewish Algerian singer *

Line Noro Line Noro (22 February 1900 – 4 November 1985) was a French stage and film actress.Hayward p.172 During the 1930s she played glamorous, often exotic, women in films such as '' Pépé le Moko''. Between 1945 and 1966 Noro was a member of the Co ...

(1900–1985), French stage and film actress * Line Østvold (1978–2004), Norwegian professional snowboarder * Line Renaud (born 1928), French singer, actress and AIDS activist * Line Røddik Hansen (born 1988), Danish football defender * Line Sørensen (born 1982), Danish pop singer * Line Van Wambeke (also known as ''Lyne Renée'') (born 1979), Belgian actress * Line Vennesland (born 1985), Norwegian politician *

Line Verndal Line Cecilie Verndal (born 23 March 1972) a Norwegian actress, born in Oslo. She has worked in various Norwegian theatres and has the main role of Marit in the Norwegian drama-series ''Himmelblå ''Himmelblå'' (in English: ''Blue sky'') was ...

(born 1972),

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

actress

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