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Laine

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Laine
Origin
Meaning"wave", from laine
Region of originEstonia, Finland

Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Finland it is the seventh most common[1] surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.

Given name

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As of 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women have the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine is most common in Jõgeva County, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.[2]

Notable people bearing the give name Laine include:

Surname

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References

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  1. ^ As of March 2010, "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
  2. ^ "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.