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لِينَة
Lina
LEE-nah
“Tender, gentle young palm.”
About Lina
Lina is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "tender, gentle young palm" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ل-ي-ن meaning 'soft, tender'. Refers to a young date palm.
Modern, soft-sounding name popular across Arab and Turkish families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Lina is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Lina
- What does the name Lina mean?
- Lina (لِينَة) means "Tender, gentle young palm". From the Arabic root ل-ي-ن meaning 'soft, tender'. Refers to a young date palm.
- Is Lina a name from the Qur'an?
- Lina does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Lina a boy or a girl name?
- Lina is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Lina come from?
- Lina is an Arabic name, built on the root letters L-Y-N. Modern, soft-sounding name popular across Arab and Turkish families.
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