Meaning and background
The story behind Alina
Alina is used in Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and other European languages. It can be a short form of Adelina or Albina, but it also appears as a shortened form of names ending in -alina. These parent names do not all share one literal meaning. Its written shape remains recognisable across languages, while the spoken stress and vowels change markedly from one language to another.
- Origin
- Used as a short form of Adelina, Albina or names ending in -alina in several European languages. Source
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About Alina
Recorded as a dog’s name
Alina appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əlinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/əlinə/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 L IY1 N AH0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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