Lina
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In English, "Lina" is a shortened form of [[Angelina]] or [[Carolina]].
Lina is a common female name in Sweden, especially among those born after 1980. It was initially used as a shortened form of names such as [[Carolina]], [[Nikolina]], [[Adelina]] and [[Evelina]] but eventually became a name in its own right. Since -lina is a diminutive suffix, it has no meaning of its own in Swedish.
Lina is also a female name used in Arabic. Its main meaning is 'tender' or 'tenderness.' It also refers to a small young palm tree in Arabic.
Lina is the name of the maid in [[Astrid Lindgren]]'s stories of [[Emil i Lönneberga]] (Emil of Maple Hill]].
'''Lina''' may also refer to:
*[[Lina (singer)]], a neo-soul recording artist who was born in Denver, Colorado
*[[Lina Cavalieri]] (1874 – 1944), an Italian operatic soprano
*[[Lina Theodorou]], a video, Internet, and installation artist
*[[Lina Wertmüller]], an Italian film director
*[[Lina Medina]], the youngest confirmed mother in medical history
*[[468 Lina]], a [[main belt]] [[asteroid]] that was named after the family housemaid of the discoverer.
*Lina is a heroine from the video game [[Riviera: The Promised Land]]
*[[Lina Inverse]], a fictional sorceress from the anime series ''Slayers''
*[[LINA (software)]], enables users to run applications compiled for Linux under Windows and Mac OS X
*[[Linas]], a common given name among people of Lithuanian descent
==See also==
* [[Lina (surname)]]
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