Line
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "line"
English
Etymology
From the Middle English surname, derived from the Anglo-Norman suffix -line found in names such as Adeline and Madeline.
Proper noun
Line
- An English and Scottish surname.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Caroline or, less often, from Nicoline, Pauline or similar names.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liːnɘ/,
- Homophones: line, ligne
Proper noun
Line
- a female given name
References
- 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
Etymology
Diminutive of Aline.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Line f
- a female given name
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈli.ne/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.ne/,
Proper noun
Line m
Norwegian
Etymology
From Karoline and other female names ending in -line.
Proper noun
Line
- a female given name
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- 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.