Linas is a

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male given name. It is the Lithuanian form of the name Linus, which derives from the Greek for "

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Lina Lina ( ) is an international feminine given name, mostly the short form of a variety of names ending in ''-lina'' including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina, Marcelina, Meli ...

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Linas Adomaitis Linas and Simona was a music duo that represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. With 26 points, they placed 16th in the semifinal and could not participate in the final. However, they befriended Ruslana, the winner of Eurovision ...

(born 1976), Lithuanian musician *

Linas Alsenas Linas Alsenas (born 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a gay Lithuanian-American author and book illustrator. After attending Harvard University, where he was an illustrator for the campus newspaper, he moved to New York City and worked as an editor f ...

(born 1979), American writer *

Linas Balčiūnas Linas Balčiūnas (born 14 February 1978 in Jonava) is a Lithuanian former road and track cyclist, who represented Lithuania at 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. During the 2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics, he won a gold medal at the Moscow ...

(born 1978), Lithuanian cyclist *

Linas Kleiza Linas Kleiza (; born January 3, 1985) is a Lithuanian professional basketball executive and former player. Standing at , he played at the small forward and power forward positions. In 2010, he was the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy ...

(born 1985), Lithuanian basketball player *

Linas Klimavičius Linas Klimavičius (born 10 April 1989) is a Lithuanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for FK Panevėžys, Panevėžys and the Lithuania national football team, Lithuania nat ...

(born 1989), Lithuanian football player *

Linas Linkevičius Linas is a Lithuanian male given name. It is the Lithuanian form of the name Linus, which derives from the Greek for "flax". The female equivalent is Lina. Linas may refer to: People * Linas Adomaitis (born 1976), Lithuanian musician * Linas Als ...

(born 1961), Lithuanian politician *

Linas Pilibaitis Linas Pilibaitis (born 5 April 1985) is a Lithuanian professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for FK TransINVEST. Club career Pilibaitis was born in Kretinga. He joined Kaunas aged 17 in 2002, gradually working his way into ...

(born 1985), Lithuanian football player

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Linas, Essonne Linas ( or ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. The famous motor racing circuit Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry (often abbreviated as "Montlhéry") is located across the communes of Linas, Bruyères-le- ...

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Monte Linas Monte Linas is a massif in the province of South Sardinia, in south-western Sardinia, Italy. It is mostly composed of granite, and includes numerous mineral deposits, such as zinc and lead Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol ...

, Sardinia, Italy

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