Liene

See also: liene and Líene

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1740. From a diminutive of Helēna (“Helen”). Comparable to English Lena.

Proper noun

Liene f

  1. a female given name

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Liene was the only given name of 5461 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Saterland Frisian
n Liene (1).
n Liene (2).
n Liene (3).

Etymology

From Old Frisian līne, from Proto-West Germanic *līnā. Cognates include West Frisian line and German Leine.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlinə/
  • Hyphenation: Lie‧ne
  • Rhymes: -inə

Noun

Liene f (plural Lienen)

  1. line, cord
  2. rope, cord
  3. rein (steer for horses)

Synonyms

References
  • Marron C. Fort (2015) “Liene”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
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