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Laina

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See also: laina

Finnish

Etymology

< laina (loan), with the philosophy that children are but a loan to their parents, and because the word is shaped like a female name.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯nɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯nɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Lai‧na
  • Hyphenation(key): Lai‧na

Proper noun

Laina

  1. a female given name

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Statistics

  • Laina is the 504th (tied with 1 other name) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 711 female individuals (and as a middle name to 431 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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