Liina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Liina

What is the meaning of the name Liina ?

The baby name Liina is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced LEE-nah (IPA: /ˈliːnɑ/).

Liina is Estonian, Finnish in Origin.

Liina is a feminine given name used chiefly in Finland and Estonia. In Finnish, liina is also a common noun meaning “linen cloth” or “tablecloth,” lending the name a rustic, natural imagery. As a given name it often functions as a clipped form of longer -liina/-lina names - such as Karoliina, Pauliina, Katariina, Eveliina, and Avelina/Evelina - or corresponds to the pan‑European Lina, itself a short form of names like Carolina, Angelina, or Adelina. Meanings therefore vary by root: “pure” (from Katherine), “free person” (from Karl), “small/humble” (from Paulus), or “angel,” alongside the Finnish “linen” association.

In use since the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the Baltics and Nordics, Liina has enjoyed steady but regionally focused popularity, especially in Estonia. Variants and related forms include Lina (widespread), Latvian Līna, and Finnish nickname Liinu; extended cognates are Karoliina, Pauliina, Katariina, and Eveliina.