Names lina/lena can be short for

[BiscuitLover09876]

So far I can think of:
LINA
Selina
Eileen
Milena

LENA
Helena
Elena
Magdalena

Evangelina?

Marlena?

Carolina (my friend is Brazilian so pronounces it Caroleena)

Paulina

Madeline
Eleanor
Myleene

Alina

Catalina

Lena is just a name by itself though

I used to live with a girl from UAE and she was just Lena. It wasn't short for anything.

Lovely name on it's own IMO.

Lina is a name too. I know 2 of them.

Annalena

Adeline

My grandmother and aunt were Selina but called Lena

Evalina/e

Celine

Evangelina was my first thought but the problem with choosing name with an intended nn is that other people don't always get the memo and will use their own nn!

Lena is a name is itself. Isn't one of the Tindals DDs called Lena?

I think originally Lena was a short of Magdalena or Helena/Eleanor but any name like Adelina , Selena etc would work. It’s a name in its own right but I do think it’s a bit nothingy like Nina and is better as a nn.

My granny (born 1900ish) was a Lena but her official name was Ellen.

Lena: Helena, Eleanor, Madeleine
My mum is a Lena, from the Greek name Eleni.

Lina: Evangeline, Elinor, Carolina, Evelyn Εmmeline

I know a Lena who is Elena.

I also know of a Lina who is Pasqualina, believe it or not!

@BusySittingDown

I used to live with a girl from UAE and she was just Lena. It wasn't short for anything.

Lovely name on it's own IMO.

Lena is normal name meaning ray of light.

Angelina

I like Adelina or Emmelina.

List of names ending in 'ina' might help

@PurpleishDahlia

Lena: Helena, Eleanor, Madeleine My mum is a Lena, from the Greek name Eleni.

Lina: Evangeline, Elinor, Carolina, Evelyn Εmmeline

How is it pronounced,?