Laine

Laine
Origin
Meaning"wave", from laine
Region of originEstonia, Finland

Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Finland it is the seventh most common[1] surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.

Given name

As of 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women have the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine is most common in Jõgeva County, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.[2]

Notable people bearing the give name Laine include:

  • Laine Erik (born 1942), Estonian middle-distance runner
  • Laine Hardy (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
  • Laine Hone (1926–2005), Estonian translator and philologist
  • Laine Mägi (born 1959), Estonian actress
  • Laine Mesikäpp (1917–2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector
  • Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician
  • Laine Tarvis (born 1937), Estonian politician
  • Laine Villenthal (1922–2009), Estonian Lutheran cleric

Surname

References

  1. ^ As of March 2010[update], "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived 2010-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
  2. ^ "Nimede statistika". Eesti statiska (in Estonian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Laine.
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