Elin or Elín is a
variation of
Ellen
Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, and Helen (given name), Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004.
People named Ellen include:
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and
Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages.
Notable people with the name include:
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Elin Andersdotter Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), was a Swedish courtier. She served as Chief Court Mistress to queen Karin Månsdotter of Sweden. She is known for being a leading actor in the 1569 Plot to free and reinstate the imprisoned and deposed king Erik XI ...
(died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator
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Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist
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Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer
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Elin Falk (1872-1942), Swedish gymnastics director and educator
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Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter
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Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician
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Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson
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Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch
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Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer
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Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament
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Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player
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Elin Jacobsson (1886 – 1978), one of the first two women to graduate from a Swedish educational program as a
civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...
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Elin Jones
Elin Jones (born 1 September 1966), is a Welsh politician who has served as the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. A member of Plaid Cymru, Jones has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ceredigion since 1999.
Background
Jones atten ...
(born 1966), Welsh politician
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Elin Kallio (1859–1927), Finnish gymnast
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Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete
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Elin Kvande (born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher
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Elin Lanto (born 1984), Swedish singer
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Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), Swedish novelist
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Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977), Welsh soprano singer
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Elin Nilsen (born 1968), Norwegian cross country skier
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Elin Nordegren (born 1980), Swedish model and ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods
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Elin Östlund (born 1992), Swedish sprinter
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Elin Pelin (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer
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Elin Segerlind (born 1985), Swedish politician
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Elin Sigvardsson (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter
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Elin Topuzakov (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer
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Elin Wägner (1882–1949), Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist
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Helena (wife of Inge the Elder) or Elin (died 1105), Swedish queen consort
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Helena of Skövde (c. 1101–1160), local Swedish Catholic saint
References
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Swedish feminine given names
Feminine given names
Scandinavian feminine given names