Meaning & History
Lyna is a French given name that functions as a variant of Lina (2). Historically, Lina originated as a short form of names ending in lina, such as Adeline, Carolina, or Clementina, and remains widely used across Europe as a diminutive or standalone name. Lyna appears as an alternative spelling that preserves the same phonetic quality while offering a distinct orthographic variant, appealing to French-speaking parents who prefer a softer or more modern visual representation.
Related Names
Masculine Forms
Other Languages & Cultures
(Afrikaans)
Charlize (Belarusian)
Karalina (Ukrainian)
Alina (Spanish)
Adelina, Carla (German)
Karla (Ukrainian)
Karolina (Czech)
Adéla (Slovak)
Karolína (Swedish)
Caroline (Norwegian)
Karoline, Line (Dutch)
Carlijn (Swedish)
Carola (Dutch)
Carolien, Karlijn (Spanish)
Ada 1 (Norwegian)
Ine (Dutch)
Ineke (English)
Adaline (Spanish)
Adela (Italian)
Adele (Spanish)
Adelia (English)
Adeline, Carlene, Carlyn (Swedish)
Carolina (English)
Charla, Charlee, Charleigh, Ethel, Adalyn, Adalynn, Addie, Addilyn, Addy 1, Adelyn, Adelynn, Alene (Portuguese (Brazilian))
Aline (English)
Caleigh, Cali 1, Calleigh, Callie, Cari, Carol 1, Carolyn, Carrie, Carrol, Carry, Caryl, Ethyl, Kali 2, Kalie, Kallie, Karol 2, Karolyn, Karrie (Finnish)
Karoliina, Aada (German)
Carolin (Polish)
Karola (Hungarian)
Adél, Linett (Latvian)
Adelīna, Karlīna, Karolīna, Alīna (Lithuanian)
Adelė (Polish)
Ala 3