Lina - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Lina \l(i)-

is pronounced LEE-nah. It is of Arabic and Latin origin, and its meaning is "palm tree". Diminutive of names that end with -line, such as Caroline. Also variant of Lena. Used as an independent name from the 1850s.

Lina has 4 variant forms: Leena, Leina, Lena and Lyna.

For more information, see also related names Adeline, Aileen, Alina, Arlene, Carmel, Eileen, Eleanor, Helen, Karolina and Madeline.

Baby names that sound like Lina are Linah, Liana, Lana, Laina, Lin, Linn, Linna, Linea, Lona and Luna.

Lina is a very common first name for women (#841 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#30080 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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