Laine
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Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.
On 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women had the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine was most common in Jõgeva County, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.[1]
Notable people bearing the given name Laine include:
- Laine Erik (1942–2024), Estonian agricultural scientist and middle-distance runner
- Janet-Laine Green (born 1951), Canadian actress, director, producer, and teacher
- Laine Hardy (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
- Laine Hone (1926–2005), Estonian translator and philologist
- Laine Johnson, Canadian politician
- Laine Mägi (born 1959), Estonian actress
- Laine Mesikäpp (1917–2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector
- Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician
- Laine Tarvis (1937–2024), Estonian politician
- Laine Villenthal (1922–2009), Estonian Lutheran cleric
