Given name & surname
Line
“from the bank”
Line is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the bank.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the bank.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In French usage, Line is a diminutive of Aline.
Line’s family of names
In French usage, Line is a diminutive of Aline. In German usage, Line has a related form in Lina. In German usage, Line has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Lina.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Line has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Line
- Line Røddik HansenDanish footballerborn 1988
- Line HaugstedDanish handball playerborn 1994
- Line LuplauSuffragette (1823-1891)
- Line JørgensenDanish handball playerborn 1989
- Line KjærsfeldtDanish badminton playerborn 1994
- Line JahrNorwegian ski jumper and coachborn 1984
- Line VerndalNorwegian actressborn 1972
- Lyne RenéeBelgian actressborn 1979
- Line DaugaardDanish handball playerborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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