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What could Lina be short for?

46 replies

BabyLlamaZen · 01/07/2020 20:31

Lina pronounced 'Lee-na'

I also like Lena pronounced 'Lay-na'

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Whatsyourflava · 01/07/2020 20:58

Evelina is nice

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 01/07/2020 20:53

The Lena I know is constantly correcting people who call her Len-ah Confused

Loulabelle0 · 01/07/2020 20:53

Alina

JewelTheft · 01/07/2020 20:52

I know a german Karolina known as Lina (pron. Lee-na)

Bbq1 · 01/07/2020 20:52

Dont choose Lena pronounced Layna or your dd will spend her entire life saying, "No, it's not pronounced Lena, it's Layna"...

ChateauMargaux · 01/07/2020 20:51

It's a name in it's own right. Arabic and also Lithuanian.

Lena is also a name of German origin.

Noflora · 01/07/2020 20:51

I knew a Helina, known as Lina

Sportsnight · 01/07/2020 20:50

Kathleen

TARSCOUT · 01/07/2020 20:49

Lena

Bbq1 · 01/07/2020 20:48

Myleene

kojolo · 01/07/2020 20:47

Evelina, like the novel (or the hospital, I suppose!)

MotherForkinShirtBalls · 01/07/2020 20:46

Why not just call her Lina if you like the name?

Medianoche · 01/07/2020 20:44

Catalina

rottiemum88 · 01/07/2020 20:44

I had an auntie Madelena who was just known as Lena

JamMakingWannaBe · 01/07/2020 20:43

Caroline / Carolina
Evangeline / Evangelina
Angela
Nicola
Adeline / Adelaide

2tired2bewitty · 01/07/2020 20:42

The Lena I know is Magdalena.

ellenpartridge · 01/07/2020 20:41

Evelina
Adelina
Selina
Emmelina

Ouchjuststoodonlego · 01/07/2020 20:40

Selina

hollieberrie · 01/07/2020 20:39

Have a friend called Lina, it's short for Evangelina.

Naliny · 01/07/2020 20:38

Elina

JamMakingWannaBe · 01/07/2020 20:36

Angelina
Belinda
Paulina / Pauline