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Elina

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See also: elina and Elīna

English

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Proper noun

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Elina

  1. A female given name

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈelinɑ/, [ˈelʲinɑ]

Proper noun

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Elina

  1. a female given name, variant of Helena (Helen)

Finnish

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Etymology

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Medieval variant of Helena. Equivalent to Swedish Elin and English Ellen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈelinɑ/, [ˈe̞linɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -elinɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): E‧li‧na

Proper noun

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Elina

  1. a female given name
    • 1840, Kanteletar:3:8 Elinan surma:
      Se oli meno nuoren rouvan,
      nuoren Elina emännän,
      Jok’ oli kaunis kasvoiltansa,
      kaunis kaikella tavalla.

Declension

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Inflection of Elina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Elina Elinat
genitive Elinan Elinoiden
Elinoitten
partitive Elinaa Elinoita
illative Elinaan Elinoihin
singular plural
nominative Elina Elinat
accusative nom. Elina Elinat
gen. Elinan
genitive Elinan Elinoiden
Elinoitten
Elinain rare
partitive Elinaa Elinoita
inessive Elinassa Elinoissa
elative Elinasta Elinoista
illative Elinaan Elinoihin
adessive Elinalla Elinoilla
ablative Elinalta Elinoilta
allative Elinalle Elinoille
essive Elinana Elinoina
translative Elinaksi Elinoiksi
abessive Elinatta Elinoitta
instructive Elinoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Elina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elinani Elinani
accusative nom. Elinani Elinani
gen. Elinani
genitive Elinani Elinoideni
Elinoitteni
Elinaini rare
partitive Elinaani Elinoitani
inessive Elinassani Elinoissani
elative Elinastani Elinoistani
illative Elinaani Elinoihini
adessive Elinallani Elinoillani
ablative Elinaltani Elinoiltani
allative Elinalleni Elinoilleni
essive Elinanani Elinoinani
translative Elinakseni Elinoikseni
abessive Elinattani Elinoittani
instructive
comitative Elinoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elinasi Elinasi
accusative nom. Elinasi Elinasi
gen. Elinasi
genitive Elinasi Elinoidesi
Elinoittesi
Elinaisi rare
partitive Elinaasi Elinoitasi
inessive Elinassasi Elinoissasi
elative Elinastasi Elinoistasi
illative Elinaasi Elinoihisi
adessive Elinallasi Elinoillasi
ablative Elinaltasi Elinoiltasi
allative Elinallesi Elinoillesi
essive Elinanasi Elinoinasi
translative Elinaksesi Elinoiksesi
abessive Elinattasi Elinoittasi
instructive
comitative Elinoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elinamme Elinamme
accusative nom. Elinamme Elinamme
gen. Elinamme
genitive Elinamme Elinoidemme
Elinoittemme
Elinaimme rare
partitive Elinaamme Elinoitamme
inessive Elinassamme Elinoissamme
elative Elinastamme Elinoistamme
illative Elinaamme Elinoihimme
adessive Elinallamme Elinoillamme
ablative Elinaltamme Elinoiltamme
allative Elinallemme Elinoillemme
essive Elinanamme Elinoinamme
translative Elinaksemme Elinoiksemme
abessive Elinattamme Elinoittamme
instructive
comitative Elinoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Elinanne Elinanne
accusative nom. Elinanne Elinanne
gen. Elinanne
genitive Elinanne Elinoidenne
Elinoittenne
Elinainne rare
partitive Elinaanne Elinoitanne
inessive Elinassanne Elinoissanne
elative Elinastanne Elinoistanne
illative Elinaanne Elinoihinne
adessive Elinallanne Elinoillanne
ablative Elinaltanne Elinoiltanne
allative Elinallenne Elinoillenne
essive Elinananne Elinoinanne
translative Elinaksenne Elinoiksenne
abessive Elinattanne Elinoittanne
instructive
comitative Elinoinenne

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • Elina is the 39th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 16,273 female individuals (and as a middle name to 47,684 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Latinate variant of Elin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Elina c (genitive Elinas)

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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  • Formerly rare but becoming popular in the 2000s.