Line is a

female Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...

given name, most common in the Nordic countries

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ...

and

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It may be a short form of names which end in -line, like Caroline. The Swedish form is

Lina Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including ...

. In

its

Name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of ...

is 20 January.

People

Notable people with the name Line include: *

Line Arlien-Søborg Line Arlien-Søborg (born 25 July 1966) is a Danish former actress and film director. In 1984, she received the Bodil and Robert Best Actress awards for the film ''Skønheden og udyret''. Film career In 1981, Arlien-Søborg first received at ...

(born 1966), Danish actress and film director * Line Barfod (born 1964), member of the

Folketing The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...

(Danish parliament) * Line Beauchamp (born 1963), Canadian politician *

Line Daugaard Line Fruensgaard (formerly Daugaard; born 17 July 1978) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, A ...

(born 1978), Danish handball player *

Line Haddad Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

(born 1978), Jewish French pair skater *

Line Hagman Line Hagman (born 1983) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, born in Oppegård. At the 2003 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Põlva she placed fifth in the long distance and won a bronze medal in the relay with the Norwegian team ...

, Norwegian

orienteering Orienteering is a group of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain whilst moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a ...

competitor *

Line Halvorsen Line Halvorsen (born 1969) is a Norwegian film maker. She was educated at the University of Trondheim and in the documentary film department at Volda University College. She has directed and edited more than 20 documentaries and travel films sinc ...

(born 1969), Norwegian film maker *

Line Hamel Line Hamel is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She served on the Montreal city council from 2001 to 2009. Education Hamel has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). City councillor Hamel first ran ...

, Canadian politician * Line Hansen, (born 1983), Danish professional squash player * Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal (born 1971), Norwegian politician * Line Horntveth (born 1974), Norwegian musician *

Line Jahr Line Jahr (born 16 January 1984 in Drammen) is a Norwegian ski jumper. She came in ninth place in the 2009 World Championship in Liberec, and finished fourth at the 2005 Winter Universiade. She made her debut in the Continental Cup, the ...

(born 1984), Norwegian ski jumper * Line Jensen (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Line Jensen (triathlete) (born 1981), Danish triathlete ** Line Jensen (footballer) (born 1991), Danish footballer * Line Johansen, Norwegian sport wrestler *

Line Jørgensen Line Anna Ryborg Jørgensen Myers (born 31 December 1989) is a former Danish handball player, who last played for Team Esbjerg and formerly the Danish national team. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citizen") of the ...

(born 1989), Danish handball player * Line Kruuse, Danish beauty queen * Line Larsen (born 1996), Danish singer * Line Luplau (1823-1891), Danish feminist and suffragist * Line Maheux, Canadian communications consultant and political strategist * Line Monty (died 2003), Jewish Algerian singer * Line Noro (1900–1985), French stage and film actress *

Line Østvold Line Lunde Østvold (7 November 1978 – 19 September 2004) was a Norwegian professional snowboarder who specialized in snowboard cross (downhill obstacle) events. In 2001, she was ranked the number one World Female Boardercross Athlete as we ...

(1978–2004), Norwegian professional snowboarder * Line Renaud (born 1928), French singer, actress and AIDS activist *

Line Røddik Hansen Line Røddik Hansen (born 31 January 1988) is a Danish former footballer who played as a defender for Danish club FC Nordsjælland and the Denmark women's national team. She previously played for French club Olympique Lyon and Spanish club FC ...

(born 1988), Danish football defender *

Line Sørensen S.O.A.P. were a Danish pop music duo made up of the two sisters Heidi "Suriya" Sørensen (born 18 October 1979) and Saseline "Line" Sørensen (born 26 July 1982). Their music was primarily written by Remee and produced by Holger Lagerfeldt f ...

(born 1982), Danish pop singer *

Line Van Wambeke Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

(also known as ''Lyne Renée'') (born 1979), Belgian actress *

Line Vennesland Line Vennesland (born 6 February 1985) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Aust-Agder during the terms 2009–2013 and 2013–2017. She has been a member ...

(born 1985), Norwegian politician * Line Verndal (born 1972), Norwegian actress

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