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Lina

Lina proper noun: a female given name, occasionally used in English.

Proper noun

Lina

  1. A female given name, occasionally used in English.
    • "Lina—did not Moore call you Lina sometimes?" / "Yes: it is sometimes used as the abbreviation of Caroline in his native country."1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Shirley and Caroline”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, pages 31–32

Origin of Lina

Short form of any female name ending in -lina, such as Angelina, Carolina, Evelina. It can also be construed as a rare feminine form of Linus.

Questions about Lina

What does Lina mean?
Lina means a female given name, occasionally used in English.
What part of speech is Lina?
Lina is a proper noun.

Words near Lina in the dictionary

  1. lin-log
  2. Lin-t'ung
  3. Lin-ts'ang
  4. Lin-ying
  5. lin.
  6. Lina
  7. linable
  8. linac
  9. linaceous
  10. linaclotide
  11. Linacre

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