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Alina

English translation/equivalent: Alina

Origin: Derived from a Latin word meaning "needle." Also the diminutive of names such as Annalina and Rosalina.

Name Day/Onomastico: June 19—in honor St. Alina, martyred in 640.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: diminutive of Annalina, diminutive of Rosalina

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