Lina

[ lee-nuh ]

/ ˈli nə /

a female given name.

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Lina Viktor: Arcadia is on display through July 11 at Gallery 151 in New York City.
Lina Viktor Is the Artist Who Paints With Gold|Erin Cunningham|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A talented 19-year-old singer named Lina Makhoul is the winner of this season's The Voice Israel.
Reality TV: The Way To Israeli Consensus?|Tzvi Gottlieb|April 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lina never came to terms with the tragedy of her life, nor did the country that was its stage for many years.
This Week’s Hot Reads: March 18, 2013|Jimmy So, G. Clay Whittaker|March 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He lives with his wife, Caroline, and their daughters, Elise and Lina.
The Way the Wind Blows|Scott Simon|December 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Lina saw this and said, 'Listen, old Sanna, why are you fetching so much water?'
Grimms' Fairy Tales|The Brothers Grimm
In the most unenviable of moods, 'Lina left at a comparatively early hour.
Bad Hugh|Mary Jane Holmes
Thekla was keeping Lina quiet by teaching her how to weave a garland for her head out of field-flowers and autumn-tinted leaves.
The Grey Woman and other Tales|Mrs. (Elizabeth) Gaskell
Lina excused herself and went inside the house for a moment.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
Give him a chance and he'd knife Cadorna in the back—for Lina.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various