Remember the once popular song: “How many beautiful girls, how many affectionate names, but only one of them worries ...”? The story is silent, but it is entirely possible that the author of the text was inspired by such a lovely person with a tender, melodic, sonorous name Alina.
Theories about the origin and meaning of a name
To begin, let's figure out where Alina “came” to us. The name of the origin is quite long, because the word is present in the languages of many peoples. But in order.
- Take Ancient Greece. Long before our era, the so-called girls were mostly with fair skin and golden hair. The name was widely spread among the nobility. And even more often met among the vestals, the servants of the temples of pagan goddesses. Why? Yes, because “light” is what in Greek means “Alina”. The origin takes its name from this word, which is why they called it either blondes or representatives of rich families. And, of course, the priestesses who dedicated themselves to Hebe, Hera, Athena, etc. and as if sanctified by powerful goddesses.
- Now the ancient Roman civilization. It would be surprising if the word “Alina” (name) did not appear in the language of the Romans. The origin from Latin roots has somewhat changed its interpretation. For the patricians, it more than the Hellenes indicates the social status of its bearer and translates as “noblewoman”, “from noblemen”. This is one meaning. The second is consonant with the word "aline", i.e. "comfort".
- Old German and modern German have their own “Alina”. The name origin, social status and even the character trait of its bearer expresses one meaning: "noble." During the formation of the German nation as such, the word itself sounded like a characteristic, definition, and later moved into the category of personal names. This translation is close to American English.
- Among the representatives of the Slavic peoples, the name Alina is also quite popular. Meaning, its origin is based on the root syllable - “al-”: “scarlet-red-beautiful: Red Square - a beautiful square”. Those. "Alina" is "beautiful." That is how the word is translated from Polish and Old Russian.
- In the same way - “beautiful” - the name of the girl Alina is translated from Irish. Close in meaning and the Gallic version is “bright”. In the ancient Celts, “Alina” meant a fair, a bazaar, but not in the sense of purchase and sale, but as a crowded, noisy place where many voices sound, laughter, music, where everyone has fun. By the way, these were exactly the fairs in the old days! In Scotland, Alina is a variant of the female name Alistair.
- But the Dutch beat semantics differently. “Alina” is “one”, “lonely”. Or the only one. As you like more!
What is the name, such is the character!
What can a girl respond to Alina be? First of all, she is able to inspire others to exalted acts, because she herself is a highly spiritual person with her own moral code and ideals. Alina - bright, enthusiastic, emotional personalities. They are courageous, strong-willed, often uncompromising freeloaders and fighters with all sorts of injustices. Therefore, esotericists often compare bearers of the name with a spark that warms, illuminates, gives light and warmth to those close to them, and dispels the darkness of life.