Triin is an Estonian

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is another version of Triin. It is a form of ''

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''. It is likely that the name Triin derives from the

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which was first documented in 1652, in

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. The name is common in Estonia, and may refer to any of the following persons: *

Triin Aljand Triin Aljand (born 8 July 1985) is a retired Estonian swimmer who won a silver medal at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in 50 m butterfly. She competed in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the 50 m and 100 m freestyle and 100 b ...

(born 1985), Estonian swimmer *

Triin Narva Triin Narva (born November 12, 1994) is an Estonian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (2016). Biography Narva was born into a chess playing family. She is the granddaughter of Estonian chess champion Boris Rõtov and Woman ...

(born 1994), Estonian chess player *

Triin Ojaste Triin Ojaste (born 14 March 1990) is an Estonian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 16th in the team sprint and 37th in the individual sprint event. She also represented Estoni ...

(born 1990), Estonian cross-country skier *

Triin Tenso Triin Tenso (born 1987) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress and filmmaker. Tenso began her career in the prominent role of Kerli in the 2007 Ilmar Raag-directed drama '' The Class'', which focused on the sustained bullying of two bo ...

(born 1987), Estonian actress *

Triin Tobi Triin Tobi (born June 3, 1995) is an alpine skier from Estonia. She was born in Tartu, and competed for Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the slalom and giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipli ...

(born 1995), Estonian alpine skier *

Triin Vahisalu Triin Vahisalu (born October 4, 1978) is an Estonian botanist. She studies the effects of stress on plants and discovered a gene that regulates stomata in harsh environments. Education Vahisalu attended the University of Tartu for her underg ...

(born 1978), Estonian botanist

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