Elina

See also: elina and Elīna

English

Proper noun

Elina

1. A female given name

Anagrams

• A-line, Aline, Elain, Elian, Nelia, alien, aline, anile, elain, laine, liane, linea

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelinɑ/, [ˈelʲinɑ]

Proper noun

Elina

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

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

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 Elinainrare
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 Elinainirare 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 Elinaisirare 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 Elinaimmerare 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 Elinainnerare 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 third-person possessor singular plural nominative Elinansa Elinansa accusative nom. Elinansa Elinansa gen. Elinansa genitive Elinansa Elinoidensa Elinoittensa Elinainsarare partitive Elinaansa Elinoitaan Elinoitansa inessive Elinassaan Elinassansa Elinoissaan Elinoissansa elative Elinastaan Elinastansa Elinoistaan Elinoistansa illative Elinaansa Elinoihinsa adessive Elinallaan Elinallansa Elinoillaan Elinoillansa ablative Elinaltaan Elinaltansa Elinoiltaan Elinoiltansa allative Elinalleen Elinallensa Elinoilleen Elinoillensa essive Elinanaan Elinanansa Elinoinaan Elinoinansa translative Elinakseen Elinaksensa Elinoikseen Elinoiksensa abessive Elinattaan Elinattansa Elinoittaan Elinoittansa instructive — — comitative — Elinoineen Elinoinensa

Derived terms

• Eltsu

 

Statistics

• Elina is the 39^th 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

• Alien, Laine, alein, aleni, aneli, laein, laine, liean

Swedish

Etymology

Latinate variant of Elin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elina c (genitive Elinas)

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Formerly rare but becoming popular in the 2000s.