Alina

Alina is a feminine name found across Slavic, Romance, and Germanic traditions, most commonly understood as a short form of names ending in -alina, such as Adelina or Galina, though some scholars also connect it to the Old Germanic element alin or to a Slavic root meaning bright or beautiful. Its widespread use across Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, and other European languages has made it a genuinely pan-European name rather than one tied to a single tradition. The Latvian form Alīna shares the same origin and pronunciation but follows Latvian orthographic conventions. Related forms include Adelina, Galina, Aline, and Alena.