Meaning and background
The story behind Laina
Laina is recorded in the University of Helsinki’s Finnish name-day tradition. Its 2009 almanac lists the exact spelling among Finnish names and assigns it February 8. This establishes a concrete cultural use of Laina, independently of resemblance to other names. The calendar entry does not explain the name’s derivation or make every similar Finnish word its meaning; an etymological claim would need a separate, explicit source.
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- Laina is recorded in the University of Helsinki’s Finnish name-day tradition. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Laina appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- 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.
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