Lina ( ) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in ''-lina'' including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina,
Evelina
''Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World'' is a novel written by English author Frances Burney and first published in 1778. Although published anonymously, its authorship was revealed by the poet George Huddesford in ...
Paulina
Paulina or Paullina (, ) is a common female given name Latin. Paulina was a name shared by the mother, sister, and niece of the Roman Emperor, Roman emperor Hadrian.
Paulina Major, mother of Hadrian
(Domitia) Paulina (or Paullina) Major (''Ma ...
, Rosalina, and Žaklina.
Apart from that it can be the feminine form of Lin, Lino, Linos (Λῖνος) or Linus.
Languages of origin include:
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Culture, language and peoples
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
* ''English'', an Amish ter ...
,
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance languag ...
,
Kurdish
Kurdish may refer to:
*Kurds or Kurdish people
*Kurdish language
** Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji)
**Central Kurdish (Sorani)
**Southern Kurdish
** Laki Kurdish
*Kurdish alphabets
*Kurdistan, the land of the Kurdish people which includes:
**Southern ...
,
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
** Lithuanian language
** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region
** L ...
,
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 ...
,
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
,
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
,
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 countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
,
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 ...
, Turkish.
In 2011 and since 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. Lina has been one of the most popular female names in France since 2019. In other languages, such as Danish and Norwegian, the form Line is more common.
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 colloquially c ...
", 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".
In Chinese, ''li'' ( 丽) means "pretty" and ''na'' ( 娜) means "elegant".
It can be seen as the Greek name Lina (Λίνα). In Greek, it means "sunlight", and also refers to the olive crown used for a hero. Otherwise it can be connected to línon (λίνον) "flax".
In Kurdish, it means "cascade falls" (تئاڤگەی بچوک).
In India it refers to Goddess Lakshmi, the Goddess of fortune, good luck, riches and splendor.
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 Linus.
In Persian, it means "light, a ray of sunlight, beautiful girl".
In the
Russian language
Russian is an East Slavic languages, East Slavic language belonging to the Balto-Slavic languages, Balto-Slavic branch of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family. It is one of the four extant East Slavic languages, and is ...
, Lina () is a
diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word 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, and sometimes to belittle s ...
* Lina Ahmed (born 1997), Egyptian hurdler
* Lina Allemano (born 1979), Canadian musician
* Lina Andersson (born 1981), Swedish cross-country skier
*
Lina Andrijauskaitė
Lina Andrijauskaitė (born 29 May 1987) is a track and field
Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The nam ...
(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 (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 sprint (running), sprinter. She competed in the Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, women's 100 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and was eliminated after coming in 7th ...
(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
Lina Boussaha (born 16 January 1999) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Nassr FC (women), Al-Nassr. Born in France, she plays for the Algeria women's national foo ...
(born 1999), French professional footballer
* Lina Braknytė (born 1952), Lithuanian actress
* Lina Bruna Rasa (1907–1984), Italian operatic soprano
*
Lina Bryans
Lina Bryans (26 August 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 industrialis ...
(1909–2000), Australian modernist painter
*
Lina Buffolente
Lina Buffolente (27 October 1924 – 6 March 2007) was an Italian cartoonist and illustrator.
Life and career
Born in Vicenza, Buffolente graduated from the Brera Academy and started her career in 1941, collaborating with the cartoonist Giuseppe ...
(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
Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a ...
(1892–1978), German actress
* Lina Chartrand (1948-1994), Canadian writer
*
Lina Chatkevičiūtė
Lina Chatkevičiūtė (born 1981) is a Lithuanian professional ballroom dancer. Her current partner is Donatas Vėželis.
In 2014, they won their first European title in standard show dance.
Awards
In 2016 Lithuanian Sports ...
(born 1981), Lithuanian ballroom dancer
* Lina Cheryazova (1968–2019), Uzbek freestyle skier
* Lina Choueiri, Lebanese linguist
* Lina Condes (born 1988), Ukrainian artist
*
Lina Dencik
Lina Dencik is Professor and University Research Leader in AI Justice at Goldsmiths, University of London and Co-Director of the Data Justice Lab. She specialises in digital media and the politics of data and Artificial Intelligence.
Published ...
, 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 (born 1975), Lebanese news presenter and talk show host
* Lina El Arabi
* Lina El Tannir, (born 1987), Egyptian squash player
* Lina Englund (born 1975), Swedish actress and musician
* Lina Engren (born 1977), Swedish bobsledder
*
Lina Esco
Lina Esco (born May 14, 1985) 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, includ ...
(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 family ...
(born 1946), Australian artist, adoption activist, singer/songwriter, photographer and filmmaker
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Lina Fedorova
Lina Alexeyevna Fedorova (; 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 Winter Youth Olympics silver medalist, and 2013 Russi ...
(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, biograp ...
, nickname of Carolina Flores-Trinidad (1914–1976), Filipina writer
* Lina Flórez (born 1984), Colombian hurdle athlete
* Lina Fruzzetti
*
Lina Gjorcheska
Lina Gjorcheska (; 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 achieved on 12 June 2017. She has won 14 singles a ...
(born 1994), Macedonian tennis player
*
Lina Glushko
Lina Glushko (; born 12 January 2000) is an Israeli tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 201 in singles and No. 296 in doubles.
She also represents Israel in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she has a win–loss record of ...
(born 2000), Israeli tennis player
*
Lina Granados
Lina Paola Granados Reyes (born 19 May 1994) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a defender.
Career
In high school, Granados played for the Falcons of Briar Woods High School, where she served as the team captain as a senior. She earned Fi ...
(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 met ...
(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 Württembergish t ...
(1907–2012), German anti-Fascist activist
*
Lina Hahne Lina Maria Hahne (born 15 January 1984) is a Swedish beauty queen and 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 () (born 1975) is a Syrian novelist, journalist and writer.Profile in IPAF website
(born 1975), Syrian novelist, journalist and writer
* Lina Frank Hecht (1848–1920), American philanthropists
*
Lina Hedlund
Lina Maria Hedlund (born 28 March 1978) is a Swedish singer and member of the pop group Alcazar. She also has a solo career.
Career
Hedlund was born in Bollnäs. She has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestival ...
(born 1978), Swedish singer and member of Alcazar
*
Lina Herasymenko
Lina Serhiyivna Herasymenko (; 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 in the team contest. At those Games she also set the O ...
(born 1974), Ukrainian archer
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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
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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 el ...
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 national team.
Club career
When she was 15 years old, Hurtig played ...
(born 1995), Swedish footballer
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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 (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 Khalifeh (born 1986), Jordanian black belt taekwondo champion and activist against sexual harassment in Jordan
*
Lina Khan
Lina Maliha Khan (born March 3, 1989) is an American legal scholar who served from 2021 to 2025 as chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She is also a professor at Columbia Law School. While a student at Yale Law School, she became known ...
, (born 1989) English-born American jurist
*
Lina Khelif
Lina Khelif (; born 27 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Seconde Ligue club Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC (women), Thonon Évian. Born in France, she represents Algeria women's national football team, Alge ...
(born 1997), Algerian footballer
* Lina Khoury (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 (; born 19 March 1930) is a Ukrainian poet, journalist, writer, publisher, and former Soviet dissident. A founder and leading representative of the Sixtiers poetry movement, Kostenko has been described as one of Ukrai ...
(born 1930), Ukrainian poet and writer
*
Lina Krasnoroutskaya
Lina Vladimirovna Krasnoroutskaya ( ; 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 title. Krasnoroutskaya, however, had a career blighted by injury.
Earl ...
(born 1984), Russian retired tennis player
*
Lina Kuduzović
Lina Kuduzović (born 30 December 2002) is a Slovenian singer 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 2015 Kuduzović re ...
(born 2002), Slovenian singer
*
Lina Länsberg
Lina Länsberg (born 13 March 1982) is a Swedish former professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. She is most notable for her time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Muay Thai career
Länsberg started train ...
(born 1982), Swedish mixed martial artist
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Lina Lazaar
Lina Lazaar (born 1983) 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 (LSE).
C ...
(born 1983), Tunisian art critic
* Lina Leandersson (born 1995), Swedish actress
*
Lina Lehtovaara
Lina Lehtovaara (née 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.
Lehtovaa ...
(born 1981), Finnish football referee
* Lina Ljungblom (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 Final ...
(1878–1959), German stage and film actress
* Lina Lundqvist (born 1993), Swedish footballer
* Lina Loh (born 1949), Singaporean politician
* Lina Magaia (1940–2011), Mozambican writer, journalist and war veteran
*
Lina Magull
Lina Marie Magull (born 15 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan. She represented the Germany national team until 2024, scoring 22 goals in 77 caps.
Club career Youth career
Lina ...
(born 1994), German footballer.
*
Lina Makhul
Leena Courtney Makhoul (; born ), usually known as Lina Makoul, is a Palestinian-American singer-songwriter and music producer. In 2013, she won ''The Voice Israel.''
Personal life
Makoul was born in Ohio, United States, to Arab-Christian pa ...
(born 1993), Palestinian singer-songwriter
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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
Lina Marulanda (born Lina María Marulanda Cuartas; 15 May 1980 – 22 April 2010) was a Colombian television personality and model (person), model.
Early life
Marulanda was born in Medellín, Colombia. She began her modeling career at age ...
(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 Peruvians, Peruvian woman who became the youngest confirmed mother in history when she gave birth to son Gerardo on 14 May 1939, aged five years, seven months, and 21 days. Based on ...
(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
Lina María Moreno de Uribe (née Moreno Mejía; 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 Moreno Mejía was born on ...
(born 1955), Colombian First Lady
* Lina Montes (1923–1984), Cuban actress
*
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
Līna Mūze (born 4 December 1992) is a Latvian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is a European Games champion and won the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2023 Championships. Mūze is also a European U23 cha ...
(born 1992), Latvian track and field athlete
*
Lina Murr Nehmé
Lina Murr Nehmé (born 1955) is a French-Lebanese author and professor at the Lebanese University.
(born 1987), Swedish retired footballer
*
Lina Nilsson (scientist)
Lina Nilsson is an American biomedical engineer known for her work in technology and entrepreneurship. She was named one of MIT Technology Reviews 35 Innovators Under 35 and has been interviewed or profiled by Fortune and the White House's Offic ...
, 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
I ...
(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 in Norrköping, Sweden) 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. ...
(born 1971), Swedish handball player
* Lina Pagliughi (1907–1980), Italian-American opera singer
*
Lina Pereira
Linn da Quebrada (Double entendre in Portuguese, in English: ''Linn from the Hood'' or "Broken Beauty") is the stage name of Lina Pereira dos Santos, a Brazilian singer, actress, screenwriter, and television personality.
Life
Lina Pereira w ...
, Brazilian singer
* 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
Lina Polito (born 24 August 1954) is an Italian actress.
Born in Naples, Italy, 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 ...
(born 1954), Italian actress
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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 (; 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.
Qostal made her WTA Tour debu ...
(born 1997), Moroccan tennis player
*
Lina Rafn
Lina Rafn Sørensen (born 12 August 1976), known professionally as Lina Rafn is a Danish people, Danish female singer, songwriter and producer active in the band Infernal (Danish band), Infernal. Additionally, she is a former VJ (media personali ...
(born 1976), Danish female singer, songwriter and producer in the band Infernal
* Lina Ramann (1833–1912), German writer and teacher
*
Lina Rivas
Lina Marcela Rivas Ordoñez (born 24 April 1990) is a Colombian weightlifter. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 58 kg. She competed in the same event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics (), official ...
Lina Ron
Ninette Lina Ron Pereira (23 September 1959 – 5 March 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 the ...
(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 Mounta ...
(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 freestyle singer. 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 single ...
(born 1978), American singer and musician
*
Lina Sarmiento
Lina Sarmiento (born 1958) is the first female third-level official of the Philippine National Police to receive and hold the rank of director, a rank equivalent to that of a major general in the Philippine military. At this two-star rank level, ...
(born 1958), Filipino police officer
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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 ...
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, 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
Str ...
(born 1997), German singer-songwriter and actress
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Lina Strand
Lina Strand (born 23 December 1988) is a Swedish orienteering competitor, born in Gothenburg. She won a bronze medal in the relay at the 2012 European Orienteering Championships in Falun.
She competed at the 2012 World Orienteering Championships ...
(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
Lina Ingeborg Thomsgård (born 3 May 1978 in Stockholm) is a Swedish columnist, DJ, and PR consultant. She is the founder of Rättviseförmedlingen.
She participated in the 2014–15 season of På spåret together with musician Jason Diakité
...
(born 1978), Swedish columnist, DJ, and PR consultant
*
Lina Trivedi
Lina Trivedi (born June 11, 1973) is an American entrepreneur, author, educator and civil servant.
Her most noted writing credit is for authoring the first 136 poems of Beanie Babies. She is also credited for directing the world's first busines ...
(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
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Lina Wertmüller
Arcangela Felice Assunta "Lina" Wertmüller (; 14 August 1928 – 9 December 2021) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her 1970s art film, art house films ''Seven Beauties'',' ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Lov ...
(1928–2021), Italian film director
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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.
As ...
(born 1992), Swedish ice hockey
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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)
*''Subu ...
(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
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Lina Yegros
Lina Yegros (1914–1978) was a Spanish film actress.Bentley p.95
Selected filmography
* '' Stowaway on Board'' (1941)
* '' The Hired Husband'' (1942)
* ''Lady in Ermine'' (1947)
* '' Tempest'' (1949)
* '' La Virgen gitana'' (1951)
* ''Vertigo
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Lina (South Korean singer)
Lee Ji-yeon (; born February 18, 1984), known professionally as Lina (), is a South Korean singer and musical theatre actress. She was a part of the short-lived Korean R&B duo Isak N Jiyeon during 2002. After the duo disbanded in 2004, Lina even ...
, 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 American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Nia Jax ( ).
Fanene signed to WWE in early 2014 and was first assigned to th ...
(born 1984), American professional wrestler and model
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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
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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 ...
whose birthname was Achillina Bo (1914–1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect
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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 ...
, whose birthname is Natalina Cavalieri (1874–1944), Italian operatic soprano, actress, and monologist
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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
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Lina Gennari
Carolina "Lina" Gennari (22 March 1911 – 11 October 1997) was an Italian actress and operetta singer.
Born in Bologna, she made her debut in the early 1920s in the Schwarz stage company, and she had her first role as ''prima donna'' in the op ...
, whose birthname was Carolina Gennari (1911–1997), Italian actress and operetta singer
* Lina Hähnle, whose name is Emilie Karoline Hähnle (1851–1941), German conservationist
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Lina Jonn
Lina Jonn, birth name Carolina Johnsson (8 March 1861 – 25 December 1896), was a Swedish professional photographer.
Early life
Jonn was born as Carolina Johnsson on 8 March 1861 in Stora Råby near Lund in Scania, south-western Sweden. Daughte ...
, whose birth name is Carolina Johnsson, (1861–1896), Swedish professional photographer
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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 Loos, whose birthname was Carolina Catharina Obertimpfler (1882–1950), Austrian actress and writer
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Lina Mayer
Karolína Majerníková, known professionally as Lina Mayer, is a Slovak singer and dancer.
Discography
;Studio albums (solo)
*2015: ''Lina Mayer - EP''
Singles
References
External links
*
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Hudba.zoznam profile
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, whose birthname is Karolína Majerníková, Slovak singer and dancer
* Lina Merlin, nickname of Angelina Merlin (1887–1979), Italian politician
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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, theater, radio, revue and television actress and vedette. Throughout her career, she stood out for playing mos ...
, 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
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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 1957 and studied social and political sciences at the Panteion University ...
, whose name is Evangelia Nikolakopoulou (Λίνα Νικολακοπούλου) (born 1958), Greek lyricist
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Lina Ortega
Evelina "Lina" Ortega is an American politician. She is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are e ...
, nickname of Evelina Ortega, American politician
* Lina Pasini-Vitale, stagename of Carolina Pasini-Vitale, (1872–1959), Italian soprano
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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 Ital ...
, nickname of Cordula Poletti (1885– 971), Italian writer, poet, playwright and feminist
* Lina Prokofiev, whose birthname is Carolina Codina (1897–1989), Spanish singer
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Lina Radke
Karoline "Lina" Radke-Batschauer (18 October 1903 – 14 February 1983) was a German track and field athlete. She was the first Olympic Games, Olympic champion in the 800 m for women.
Born as Lina Batschauer, she started competing in athletics a ...
, nickname of Karoline Radke-Batschauer (1903–1983), German track and field athlete
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Lina Romay
Rosa María Almirall Martínez (25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012), known by the stage name Lina Romay, was a Spanish actress and filmmaker. She often appeared in films directed by her long-time companion, and later husband, Jesús Franco. She ...
, whose birthname is Rosa María Almirall Martínez (1954–2012). Spanish actress
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Lina Romay (singer)
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay (January 16, 1919 – December 17, 2010) was an American actress and singer.
Biography
She was born in 1919 in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexico, Mexican Consulate in Los Ang ...
, whose name is Maria Elena Romay (1919–2010), Mexican-American actress and singer
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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, stage name of Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, Cuban-born Mexican dancer and actress
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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 volu ...
, Carellina Pieternella Spies (born 1939), Afrikaans poet and academic
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* 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
* Wang Lina (athlete) (born 1983), Chinese long jumper
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Wang Lina (boxer)
Wang Lina (born 30 March 1997) is a Chinese Boxing, boxer.
She won a medal at the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Lina
1997 births
Living people
AIBA Women's World Boxing Ch ...
(born 1997), Chinese boxer
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Wang Lina (sport shooter)
Wang Lina (born 8 July 1971) is a Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international mult ...
(born 1971), Chinese sport shooter
* Wang Lina (volleyball) (born 1978), Chinese volleyball player
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Xia Lina
Xia Lina (; born October 26, 1987, in Harbin) is a Chinese female alpine ski racer.
She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events. She then competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi where she fini ...
(born 1987), Chinese female alpine ski racer
* Yang Lina (1963–2010), Singaporean actress
* Yu Lina (born 1940), Chinese violinist
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Zhang Lina
Zhang Lina (; 14 August 1940 – 17 October 2020) was a Chinese physical chemist. She graduated from Wuhan University in 1963. She was a Chinese polymer physical chemist, a professor at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences of Wuhan U ...
(1940–2020), Chinese polymer physical chemist
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Zhao Lina
Zhao Lina (; born September 18, 1991) is a retired Chinese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Chinese national team and for Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (Shanghai RCB) in the Chinese Women's Super League.
Club career
Zhao playe ...
(born 1991), Chinese footballer
Surname
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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'', ''The News Quiz'', and ''Have I Got News for You''. In 200 ...
(born 1980), British comedian, actress and writer
Middle name
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Ethel Lina White
Ethel Lina White (2 April 1876 – 13 August 1944) was a British crime fiction, crime writer from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Wales. She was best known for her novel ''The Wheel Spins'' (1936), on which the Alfred Hitch ...
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 .The A to Z of German ...
''
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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 Corporation, Valve. The game is a sequel to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''DotA''), a community-created Mod (video gaming), mod for Blizzard Entertainment's ''War ...
Lina Mayfleet
''The City of Ember'' is a post-apocalyptic novel by American writer Jeanne DuPrau that was published in 2003. The story is set in Ember, an underground city threatened by aging infrastructure and corruption. It follows two young protagonists ...
, 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 i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...
'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 parish o ...
(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 ...
'' by
Ruta Sepetys
Ruta Sepetys (; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. She is a ''#1 New York Times'' and international bestseller, winner of the Carnegie Medal, and has been honored by The American Academy of Arts and Le ...
*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 Doll Conovan in '' The Asphalt Jungle'' (1950) and as Lina Lamont in ''Singin' in the Rain'' (1952), for which she wa ...
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, Rita Moreno a ...
*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 an English-American actress best known for her roles in Hollywood films during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Fontaine appeared in ...
Jay Jay the Jet Plane
''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' is an American live-action/CGI-animated musical children's television series created by David and Deborah Michel and first aired on TLC and later moved to PBS Kids, with reruns on Qubo and TBN's Smile, which were both s ...
*Lina, a fictional character from the flash-animated TV series ''
Yin Yang Yo!
''Yin Yang Yo!'' is an animated television series created by Bob Boyle for Jetix. Produced by Walt Disney Television Animation as the third Jetix original series, it first aired on August 26, 2006, as a sneak peek and premiered on September 4, ...
''
*Lina, a character from the multimedia franchise ''
Yo-kai Watch
is a Japanese role-playing video game series and associated media franchise created and developed by Level-5. The first game in the series was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2013. Three main sequels and several spinoffs, on both Nintendo a ...
''
*Lina Leskowitz, a fictional character from the web series '' Petscop''
Leena Leena is a feminine given name. It is a variant spelling of Lina and Lena (name), Lena.
It is a direct Quranic Arabic name, meaning "young palm tree", or figuratively "tender, young, delicate".
In Persian, it means "light", "a ray of sunlight" or ...
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Lena (name)
Lena is a feminine given name, a short form of Helena (Ἑλένη), meaning “torch” or “shining light.” It may be a given name by itself or as a diminutive of other names: Magdalena and variants of Elena.
People with the given name
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