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Danish
Etymology
Medieval variant of Helene (Helen), comparable to English Ellen.
Proper noun
Elin
- a female given name
Faroese
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Proper noun
Elin f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Elin: Elinarson
- daughter of Elin: Elinardóttir
Declension
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Indefinite
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Elin
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Elina
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Elini
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Elinar
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Derived terms
Elinborg
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval variant of Helene (“Helen”), comparable to English Ellen. First recorded in Norway ca. 1300.
Proper noun
Elin
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 644 females with the given name Elin living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Helena (originally pronounced without the h in Swedish). First recorded in Sweden in the 14th century. Comparable to English Ellen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elin c (genitive Elins)
- a female given name
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 58 582 females with the given name Elin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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