Lina
[ˈliː.nə]Meaning
Arabic "soft, tender", from lāna "to be soft"; also short form of names ending in -lina
Background Story
Lina is a short form of names ending in -lina, among them Adelina, Angelina, Carolina, Catalina, Evelina and Karolina, and it can also be the feminine form of Linus or of Lin. In Arabic it means "soft, tender", from lāna, "to be soft", and it can likewise come from Arabic līna, a young palm tree. In Sanskrit it means "absorbed, united". In German it has been used as a formal given name since the 19th century, and it has been one of the most popular female names in Germany since 2011.
Temperament
Variations
Linae, Linah, Alina
Related Names
Affra
Recorded as a feminine given name in medieval German
Almi
French diminutive of names beginning with Al-
Caci
A diminutive of the name 'Catherine', meaning pure.
Dita
Italian for fingers or toes
Dola
A given name recorded in Romani (Archaic) and in Indian use
Elli
Modern Greek form of Helle; also a diminutive of names beginning with El, and an Old Norse word meaning "old age".
Kati
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Katariina, and a Hungarian diminutive of Katalin.
Kiki
A diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound K
Lacey
Variant of Lacy; the most popular spelling of this name
Layan
Means "soft, delicate" in Arabic, from the root lāna, "to be soft"