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Pronounced Lee-nah

Too popular in Turkey.

Lina is sometimes used as a nickname for Catalina and other names ending in -Lina.

Anil, Ilan, Lani, Lina and Nila are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters.

Personal experiences with the name Lina

I have only met one Lina in my 40+ years. She pronounced her name LEE-nah.

My name is Lina and I am 14 years old. I also pronounce it LEE-nah
but some of my friends pronounce it Linah. ( I come from Sweden originally)

I have also only met one Lina - but she pronounced it LIE-nah.

We often call our daughter Lina as a nickname for Caroline. We pronounce it LIE-nah (as in the last syllable of the name/state Carolina). She was born in 2004 and it suits her very well. It's lovely, unique, and spunky, just like she is. I've never met or heard of any others called LIE-nah.

Hi, my name is Lina, it's my full name & I also pronounce it "Lee-nah"... Personally, the name is special to me,
people always ask me is it the same as "Alina" "Lie-nah" or short for "Angelina", and to me, those names feel like completely different names.

hi, my name is Lina, I pronounce it Linah and to be honest, I hate it when people pronounce my name LEE-nah. In my country, the name Lina originates from the plant flax, which linen is made from. Linai(Lithuanian) translates into flax(English), therefore the name Lina (or male name Linas).

Nicknames for Lina

Lia, Lee

Meanings and history of the name Lina

Lina means either "palm tree" or "tender" in Arabic.

Lina means "absorbed, united" in Sanskrit.

Famous real-life people named Lina

Lina Bo Bardi, Brazilian architect

Lina in song, story & screen

Lina Lamont - Jean Hagen's character in the 1952 movie-musical "Singin' In the Rain"

Also, in Alfred Hitchcocks movie " Suspicion",Joan Fontaine was in the role of ' Lena", the main woman character in the movie.Although spelled differently, meaning is still the same.