Alina
Meaning of Alina
Alina has no single agreed origin. It is usually explained as a short form of names such as Adelina, from a Germanic word for 'noble,' and Albina, from the Latin for 'white.' In Romanian, alina also means 'to soothe.' It is pronounced uh-LEE-nuh in English and ah-LEE-nah in German and Russian.
Well-known bearers include Russian figure skater Alina Zagitova, the 2018 Olympic champion, and Romanian ballerina Alina Cojocaru, a former principal at The Royal Ballet. In fiction, Alina Starkov is the heroine of Leigh Bardugo's fantasy novel Shadow and Bone, later a Netflix series.
In the U.S., Alina was rare until the 1960s, then gradually became more common. It jumped from 354th in 2006 to 194th in 2007. After some ups and downs, it reached its highest rank so far in 2025: 130th, with a record 2,204 babies.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as ah-LEE-nah (/aˈliːna/)
Russian
- Pronunced as ah-LEE-nah (/ɐˈlʲinə/)
English
- Pronunced as uh-LEE-nuh (/əˈliːnə/)
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Notable People Named Alina
| Alina Zagitova is a Russian former competitive figure skater, the 2018 Olympic and 2019 World champion, with European, Grand Prix Final, and national titles, plus a 2018 Olympic team silver and earlier junior golds. |
| Alina Baraz is an American singer from Cleveland known for the EP Urban Flora with Galimatias and her 2020 debut album It Was Divine. |
| Alina Cojocaru is a Romanian ballerina who was a principal at The Royal Ballet and a lead principal at English National Ballet. |
| Alina Butaeva is a Georgian pair skater who, with former partner Luka Berulava, won bronze in pairs and gold in the team event at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics. |
| Alina Eremia is a Romanian singer and TV personality, a former LaLa Band member who sang Turai at Junior Eurovision 2005, plays Ioana in Pariu cu viata, and later joined Dancing with the Stars Romania and the Next Star jury. |
| Alina Alekseevna Ermolova is a Russian rhythmic gymnast who won the 2016 European Junior rope title and is a two time Russian junior national all around champion. |
| Alina Alekseevna Somova is a Russian ballerina and principal with the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg. |
| Alina Treiger became the first woman ordained as a rabbi in Germany since World War II. |
| Alina Gozalova is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast who represents her country in international competitions. |
| Alina Pușcău - Alina Puscau is a Romanian model, actress, and singer who won the 1998 Elite Model Look, modeled for major brands, appeared on the cover of Playboy, and released the single When You Leave, a cover of the English version of Dragostea din tei. |
| Alina Cho is an American journalist who hosted CNN Fashion Backstage Pass, is Editor at Large at Ballantine Bantam Dell, and hosts The Atelier with Alina Cho at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
| Alina Levshin is a German Ukrainian actress who moved to Germany at six and studied acting at the College of Film and Television Konrad Wolf in Potsdam from 2006 to 2010. |
| Alina Rodríguez - Alina Rodriguez was a celebrated Cuban actress with a career over three decades, best known for acclaimed roles in Lista de Espera and Behavior that earned top honors at IFFI and the Havana Film Festival before her death in 2015. |
| Alina Tarachowicz is a Polish chess player and Woman FIDE Master since 1992. |
| Alina Myagkova is a Russian midfielder for Lokomotiv Moscow. |
