Elin or Elín is a variation of

Ellen Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena, and Helen (given name), Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: * Elle ...

and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include: *

Elin Andersdotter Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), was a Swedish courtier. She served as Chief Court Mistress to queen Karin Månsdotter of Sweden. She is known for being a leading actor in the 1569 Plot to free and reinstate the imprisoned and deposed king Erik XI ...

(died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator * Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist * Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer *

Elin Falk Elin Falk (16 January 1872 – 24 April 1942) was a Swedish gymnastics director who revolutionised the teaching of the sport in the country's schools in the first half of the twentieth century. Early life and education Elin Falk was born on 1 ...

(1872-1942), Swedish gymnastics director and educator * Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter * Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician * Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson *

Elin i Horsnäs Elin i Horsnäs (died after 28 September 1611) was an alleged Swedish witch, the most famous witch in Sweden before the great witch-mania of 1668–1676, and one of few witches in Sweden to be executed before 1668. Her trial is also the most docu ...

(died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch * Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer * Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament * Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player * Elin Jacobsson (1886 – 1978), one of the first two women to graduate from a Swedish educational program as a

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...

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Elin Jones Elin Jones (born 1 September 1966), is a Welsh politician who has served as the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. A member of Plaid Cymru, Jones has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Ceredigion since 1999. Background Jones atten ...

(born 1966), Welsh politician * Elin Kallio (1859–1927), Finnish gymnast * Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete *

Elin Kvande Elin Kvande (born 6 December 1951) is a Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher. She has been professor of sociology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) since 1999. Her research areas are organization and management, new f ...

(born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher *

Elin Lanto Elin Lanto (born 22 July 1984) is a Swedish singer who has had several hits in her home country, including the number one " I Won't Cry." Lanto came to further prominence after her performance of her song "Money" in Melodifestivalen 2007. She a ...

(born 1984), Swedish singer *

Elin Lindqvist Elin Lindqvist (born 1982 in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is Li ...

(born 1982), Swedish novelist *

Elin Manahan Thomas Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977) is a Welsh soprano. A specialist in Baroque music, she sang at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. Biography Thomas was born in Gorseinon near Swansea, Wales, the daughter of M. Wynn Thoma ...

(born 1977), Welsh soprano singer *

Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish wa ...

(born 1968), Norwegian cross country skier *

Elin Nordegren Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren (; born 1 January 1980) is a Swedish former model and nanny. She was married to professional golfer Tiger Woods from 2004 until their divorce in 2010. Early life and education Nordegren was born in Stockholm. Her ...

(born 1980), Swedish model and ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods *

Elin Östlund Elin Östlund (born 14 February 1992) is a Swedish sprinter. She is a two-time Swedish Athletics Championships national champion in the 200 metres (outdoors) and 60 metres (indoors), and a finalist at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championshi ...

(born 1992), Swedish sprinter *

Elin Pelin Elin Pelin ( ) (8 July 1877 – 3 December 1949), born Dimitar Ivanov Stoyanov () was a Bulgarian writer. Stoyan Christowe called him "Bulgaria's leading writer". Biography He was born in the village of Bailovo, in Sofia District. He complet ...

(1877–1949), Bulgarian writer *

Elin Segerlind Elin Maria Segerlind (born 1985) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Left Party, she represented Västra Götaland County North between September 2018 and September 2022. Segerli ...

(born 1985), Swedish politician *

Elin Sigvardsson Elin Ruth (born 23 November 1981 in Mönsterås, Småland) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Her music has been published variously under the names Elin Ruth, Elin Ruth Sigvardsson, and Elin Sigvardsson. Elin Ruth debuted in 2003 with the album ...

(born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter * Elin Topuzakov (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer * Elin Wägner (1882–1949), Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist * Helena (wife of Inge the Elder) or Elin (died 1105), Swedish queen consort *

Helena of Skövde Helena of Skövde (d. 1164, also called Helen or Elin) was a Swedish saint and patron to what is now Västergötland, in southwest Sweden, where she was born. Her father might have been a duke (or jarl) named Guthorm. Helena was widowed at a yo ...

(c. 1101–1160), local Swedish Catholic saint

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