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[Facts] my name means
What does my name Alina mean?
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Most commonly, Alina or Aline is a short form of Adeline, from an Old German word meaning ‘nobility’.
Aline (which may be rendered in English as Haline because of a "rough breathing" on A) is also documented as classical name in the Oxford Lexicon of Greek Personal Names. The Greek version of the name is derived from "Alinos" meaning "salty".
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Besides barting, I think the Greek version of Alina explained above also gives the etymology of "Saline" - not a popular girls name nowadays :P
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