Elin
title: "Elin" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["swedish-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "scandinavian-feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/sweden" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elin" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Elin |
| gender | Female |
| language | Old Norse, Welsh |
| alternative spelling | Elín |
| related names | Elna |
| Ellen | |
| Helene | |
| :: |
| name = Elin | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = | gender = Female | meaning = | region = | language = Old Norse, Welsh | origin = | alternative spelling = Elín | nickname = | related names = Elna Ellen Helene | name day = | derived = | popularity = | footnotes = Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages.{{cite web|website=BBC Wales |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 March 2019|title=Living in Wales |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/livinginwales/sites/howdoisay/names/index.shtml?e}} Notable people with the name include:
- Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator
- Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist
- Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer
- Elin Falk (1872-1942), Swedish gymnastics director and educator
- Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter
- Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician
- Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson
- Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch
- Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer
- Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament
- Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player
- Elin Jacobsson (1886 – 1978), one of the first two women to graduate from a Swedish educational program as a civil engineer.
- Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician
- Elin Kallio (1859–1927), Finnish gymnast
- Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete
- Elin Kvande (born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher
- Elin Lanto (born 1984), Swedish singer
- Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), Swedish novelist
- Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977), Welsh soprano singer
- Elin Nilsen (born 1968), Norwegian cross country skier
- Elin Nordegren (born 1980), Swedish model and ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods
- Elin Östlund (born 1992), Swedish sprinter
- Elin Pelin (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer
- Elin Segerlind (born 1985), Swedish politician
- Elin Sigvardsson (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter
- Elin Topuzakov (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer
- Elin Wägner (1882–1949), Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist
- Helena (wife of Inge the Elder) or Elin (died 1105), Swedish queen consort
- Helena of Skövde (c. 1101–1160), local Swedish Catholic saint
References
References
- (2010). "A Handbook of Scandinavian Names". Univ. of Wisconsin Press.
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