Laina

LAY-na

Short form of Elaine, French and Scottish

"bright, shining light"

Laina Origin and Meaning

The name Laina is a girl's name meaning "bright, shining light".

Laina owes is popularity not to mother name Elaine but to the much-more-popular Lainey, a fixture in the US Top 100 and still rising. Laina was used for about 100 baby girls last year.

Laina, Lainey, and Laine might make contemporary honor names for grandma Helen or Ellen, from which they ultimately derive.

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Famous People Named Laina

• Laina Morris YouTube user ("Overly Attached Girlfriend")
• Laina Rose Thyfault wife of actor Chris Klein
• Mary Laina Darnell infamous tumblr user laina
• Maria Laina Greek poet

The name Laina in Pop Culture

• Laina Michaels Female lead in "The Thinning" a YouTube Red movie