Names Categorized "ends in -lina"

Adelina f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Germanic (Latinized)
From a Germanic name that was derived from the element adal meaning "noble" (Proto-Germanic *aþalaz).

Alina f Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
Short form of Adelina, Albina and names that end in alina.

Amelina f Germanic (Latinized)
Old German form of Emmeline.

Angelina f Italian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Armenian
Latinate diminutive of Angela. A famous bearer is American actress Angelina Jolie (1975-).

Anzhelina f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Angelina.

Avelina 1 f Germanic
Diminutive of Avila.

Avelina 2 f Spanish
Feminine form of Avelino.

Carolina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Latinate feminine form of Carolus. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.

Catalina f Spanish, Corsican
Spanish and Corsican form of Katherine.

Celina f Polish, Portuguese, German
Feminine form of Caelinus. This name can also function as a short form of Marcelina.

Elina f Finnish, Estonian, Swedish
Finnish, Estonian and Swedish form of Helen.

Emelina f Spanish
Spanish form of Emmeline.

Evangelina f Spanish, English
Latinate form of Evangeline.

Evelina f English, Italian, Swedish, Lithuanian, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Latinate form of Aveline. It was revived by the author Fanny Burney for the heroine of her first novel Evelina (1778). It is often regarded as a variant of the related name Evelyn or an elaboration of Eve.

Ewelina f Polish
Polish form of Evelina.

Felina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Felinus.

Galina f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian and Bulgarian feminine form of Galenos (see Galen).

Halina f Polish, Belarusian
Polish and Belarusian form of Galina.

Ilina f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Iliya.

Karolina f Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German
Feminine form of Carolus.

Katalina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Catalina.

Lina 1 f Arabic
Means "soft, tender" in Arabic, derived from لان (lāna) meaning "to be soft". It can also be from Arabic لينة (līna), a type of palm tree, likely derived from the same root.

Lina 2 f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Lithuanian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Slovene
Short form of names ending in lina.

Lina 3 f Hindi
Means "absorbed, united" in Sanskrit.

Mădălina f Romanian
Romanian form of Magdalene.

Madelina f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Madeline.

Magdalina f Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian
Old Church Slavic form of Magdalene, as well as a Bulgarian variant form.

Malina 1 f Scottish
Feminine form of Malcolm.

Malina 2 f Bulgarian, Serbian, Polish
Means "raspberry" in several Slavic languages.

Marcelina f Polish, Spanish, Portuguese
Polish, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Marcellinus.

Marcellina f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Marcellinus.

Melina f English, Greek
Elaboration of Mel, either from names such as Melissa or from Greek μέλι (meli) meaning "honey". A famous bearer was Greek-American actress Melina Mercouri (1920-1994), who was born Maria Amalia Mercouris.

Michalina f Polish
Polish feminine form of Michael.

Michelina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Michele 1.

Natalina f Italian, Portuguese
Diminutive of Natalia (Italian) or Natália (Portuguese).

Neilina f Scottish
Feminine form of Neil.

Nicolina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Nicola 1.

Palina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Polina.

Paolina f Italian
Italian feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Pasqualina f Italian
Italian feminine form of Pascal.

Paulina f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Polina f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek
Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.

Rosalina f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of Rosaline.

Salina f English
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Selina.

Selina f English, German
Variant of Celina or Selena. As an English name, it first came into use in the 17th century.

Sigilina f Germanic
Old German form of Ségolène.

Thumbelina f Literature
English translation of Danish Tommelise, a name created from Danish tommel "thumb" by Hans Christian Andersen for the title character of his 1835 fairy tale. In the story she is a miniature girl who grows out of a grain of barley.

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