# Lina

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,864

## Definitions
1. A female given name, occasionally used in English.

## Etymology
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.

## Easily confused with
- **LN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-ln)
- **lit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lit)
- **lip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lip)
- **Liz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-liz)
- **Liu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-liu)
- **Liv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-liv)
- **Lon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lon)
- **lis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lis)
- **lyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lyn)
- **loa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-loa)
- **Lua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lua)
- **lun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lun)
- **long** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-long)
- **live** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-live)
- **line** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-line)
- **list** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-list)
- **link** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-link)
- **lips** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lips)
- **Lisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lisa)
- **lion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lina-vs-lion)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ilna`, `linna`, `llina`, `lnia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lina