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See also: elin, Elín, and elin-

Danish

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Etymology

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Medieval variant of Helene (Helen), comparable to English Ellen.

Proper noun

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Elin

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Proper noun

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Elin f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Elin: Elinarson
  • daughter of Elin: Elinardóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Elin
Accusative Elina
Dative Elini
Genitive Elinar

Derived terms

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Elinborg

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Medieval variant of Helene (Helen), comparable to English Ellen. First recorded in Norway ca. 1300.

Proper noun

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Elin

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] 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

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Etymology

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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

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Elin c (genitive Elins)

  1. a female given name

References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [2] 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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