THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Lina
Lina is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Lina Espina-Moore, Lina Flor. This snapshot links the name to 3 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name, occasionally used in English.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Italian Angelina. By surface analysis, Angela + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Angeline.
A female given name from Ancient Greek, an Italian diminutive of Angela.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Carolus (“Charles”) + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Caroline. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.
A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Lina
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lina Espina-Moore
Filipina writer in English
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Lina Flor
Filipina writer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
5
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Lina Espina-Moore, Lina Flor
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Lina in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Lina
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Aina♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Alina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Gina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Ina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Kina♀Short form of Joaquina
- Lia♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
What rhymes with Lina?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Recorded combinations with Lina
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
Explore combinations →Explore Lina further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q1873288 — Lina (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Lina Espina-Moore (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1873288 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Lina Flor (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q1873288 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Lina (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.