Line

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See also: line, linę, líne, líné, -line, and LINE

English

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Etymology

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From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline.

Proper noun

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Line

  1. An English and Scottish surname.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Caroline or, less often, from Nicoline, Pauline or similar names.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Line

  1. a female given name

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 17 596 females with the given name have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

French

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Etymology

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Diminutive of Aline.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Line f

  1. a female given name

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Line m

  1. vocative of Linus or Linos

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From Karoline and other female names ending in -line.

Proper noun

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Line

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 017 females with the given name living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.