Alina

a-LEE-nuh
Slavic, Germanic, Arabic, Scottish
"bright, beautiful; noble; delicate, soft; defending men"

Alina Origin and Meaning

The name Alina is a girl's name of Slavic origin meaning "bright, beautiful; noble; delicate, soft; defending men".

Alina has been drifting up the US popularity charts since the early 1980s, and now sits in in the Top 200. But Alina's real strength is in its international flexibility: The name ranks highly in a wide range of European, English speaking, and Latin American countries.

This is largely due to the fact that Alina has multiple different origins. It can be a global variation of classic Helen, a feminine form of the Scottish Alistair, an Arabic name with a soft meaning, a Germanic diminutive of Adelina, or a bright feeling name in Russia, Romania, and Poland.

Popular in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, Azerbaijan, and Bosnia to name a few, Alina manages to be one of those names that, in the US at least, you seem to hear everywhere and at the same time never hear at all.

The name could work as a long form for a daughter you want to call Lina, or Allie, and as an honor name for an Alexander, an Alice, or a Helena.

# 150 in the US

Alina Rank in US Top 1000

# 179 on Nameberry

Alina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Alina Popularity

Famous People Named Alina

  • Alina Somova
    Russian ballerina
  • Alina Kabaeva
    Russian Olympic rhythmic gymnast
  • Alina Jidkova
    Russian tennis player
  • Alina Dronova
    Ukrainian ballerina
  • Alina Dumitru
    Romanian Olympic judoka
  • Alina Baikova
    Ukrainian model
  • Alina Cojocaru
    Romanian ballerina
  • Alina Rinatovna Ibragimova
    Russian,British violinist
  • Alina Szapocznikow
    Polish sculptor
  • Alina Bronsky
    German novelist
  • Alina Harnasko
    Belarussian Rhythmic Gymnast
  • Alina Adilkhanova
    Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
  • Alina Fernández
    daughter of late Cuban President Fidel Castro
  • Alina Ilnazovna Zagitova
    Russian figure skater
  • Alina Eremia
    Romanian singer
  • Alina Leyva (b. 2003)
    daughter of actress Selenis Leyva
  • Alina Chiara Foley (b. 2003)
    daughter of actor Dave Foley
  • Alina Chamzina
    Czech rhythmic gymnast
  • Alina Baklagina
    Latvian rhythmic gymnast
  • Alina Puscau (b. 1981) Romanian model
    actress and singer

Alina in Pop Culture

  • Alina
    main character in Barbara Cartland's novel "The Dangerous Dandy"
  • Alina Starkov
    main character of the "Grisha" trilogy
  • Alina/"Teri
    " main character in the film "The Equalizer"
  • Alina
    one of the main characters in Ken Follet's "Pillars of the Earth"