Line

See also: Appendix:Variations of "line"

English

Etymology

From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline.

Proper noun

Line

1. An English and Scottish surname.

Anagrams

• LEIN, Neil, Niel, Nile, lien

Danish

Etymology

From Caroline or, less often, from Nicoline, Pauline or similar names.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːnɘ/, [ˈliːnɘ]
• Homophones: line, ligne

Proper noun

Line

1. a female given name

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 17 596 females with the given name have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

French

Etymology

Diminutive of Aline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lin/
• Rhymes: -in

Proper noun

Line f

1. a female given name

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ne/, [ˈlʲɪnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈli.ne/, [ˈliːne]

Proper noun

Line m

1. vocative of Linus or Linos

Norwegian

Etymology

From Karoline and other female names ending in -line.

Proper noun

Line

1. a female given name

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 017 females with the given name living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.