Leena

See also: leena

Estonian

Proper noun

Leena

1. a female given name, also used as a formal given name. A diminutive of Magdaleena
2. Lena (a river in Siberia)

Finnish

Etymology

Traditional vernacular form of Helena and Matleena (“Magdalene”). Cognate with Swedish Lena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːnɑ/, [ˈle̞ːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Lee‧na

Proper noun

Leena

1. a female given name
   • 1967 Anu Kaipainen, Arkkienkeli Oulussa, WSOY, page 117:

     - Minun nimeni on Leena, tyttö sanoi. Leena oli kaunis nimi. Miikkaelkin tunsi monta Leenaa. Ei ollut hätää olla minkään Leenan kanssa.

     - My name is Leena, the girl said. Leena was a beautiful name. Miikkael knew many Leenas too, so being with a Leena was not a problem.

   • 2008, Niina Hakalahti, Uimataito, Tammi, →ISBN, pages 250–251:

     —No mitä sinä sitten haluat?
     —Jotakin yksinkertaista. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santerilla on muuten hyvä nimi, mutta se Luca kyllä kaduttaa. [ - - - ]
     —Entä yhdysnimet? Vaikka Marve-Leena?
     —Niin tai vaikka Impi-Tytti?

     —So what do you want then?
     —Something plain. Maija, Liisa, Leena. Santeri has an otherwise good name, but I do still regret Luca. [ - - - ]
     —What about double-barreled names? Like Marve-Leena?
     —Or even Impi-Tytti?

Declension

Inflection of Leena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Leena	Leenat
genitive		Leenan	Leenojen
partitive		Leenaa	Leenoja
illative		Leenaan	Leenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Leena	Leenat
accusative	nom.	Leena	Leenat
	gen.	Leenan
genitive		Leenan	Leenojen Leenain rare
partitive		Leenaa	Leenoja
inessive		Leenassa	Leenoissa
elative		Leenasta	Leenoista
illative		Leenaan	Leenoihin
adessive		Leenalla	Leenoilla
ablative		Leenalta	Leenoilta
allative		Leenalle	Leenoille
essive		Leenana	Leenoina
translative		Leenaksi	Leenoiksi
abessive		Leenatta	Leenoitta
instructive		—	Leenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leenani Leenani accusative nom. Leenani Leenani gen. Leenani genitive Leenani Leenojeni Leenaini rare partitive Leenaani Leenojani inessive Leenassani Leenoissani elative Leenastani Leenoistani illative Leenaani Leenoihini adessive Leenallani Leenoillani ablative Leenaltani Leenoiltani allative Leenalleni Leenoilleni essive Leenanani Leenoinani translative Leenakseni Leenoikseni abessive Leenattani Leenoittani instructive — — comitative — Leenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leenasi Leenasi accusative nom. Leenasi Leenasi gen. Leenasi genitive Leenasi Leenojesi Leenaisi rare partitive Leenaasi Leenojasi inessive Leenassasi Leenoissasi elative Leenastasi Leenoistasi illative Leenaasi Leenoihisi adessive Leenallasi Leenoillasi ablative Leenaltasi Leenoiltasi allative Leenallesi Leenoillesi essive Leenanasi Leenoinasi translative Leenaksesi Leenoiksesi abessive Leenattasi Leenoittasi instructive — — comitative — Leenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leenamme Leenamme accusative nom. Leenamme Leenamme gen. Leenamme genitive Leenamme Leenojemme Leenaimme rare partitive Leenaamme Leenojamme inessive Leenassamme Leenoissamme elative Leenastamme Leenoistamme illative Leenaamme Leenoihimme adessive Leenallamme Leenoillamme ablative Leenaltamme Leenoiltamme allative Leenallemme Leenoillemme essive Leenanamme Leenoinamme translative Leenaksemme Leenoiksemme abessive Leenattamme Leenoittamme instructive — — comitative — Leenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leenanne Leenanne accusative nom. Leenanne Leenanne gen. Leenanne genitive Leenanne Leenojenne Leenainne rare partitive Leenaanne Leenojanne inessive Leenassanne Leenoissanne elative Leenastanne Leenoistanne illative Leenaanne Leenoihinne adessive Leenallanne Leenoillanne ablative Leenaltanne Leenoiltanne allative Leenallenne Leenoillenne essive Leenananne Leenoinanne translative Leenaksenne Leenoiksenne abessive Leenattanne Leenoittanne instructive — — comitative — Leenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leenansa Leenansa accusative nom. Leenansa Leenansa gen. Leenansa genitive Leenansa Leenojensa Leenainsa rare partitive Leenaansa Leenojaan Leenojansa inessive Leenassaan Leenassansa Leenoissaan Leenoissansa elative Leenastaan Leenastansa Leenoistaan Leenoistansa illative Leenaansa Leenoihinsa adessive Leenallaan Leenallansa Leenoillaan Leenoillansa ablative Leenaltaan Leenaltansa Leenoiltaan Leenoiltansa allative Leenalleen Leenallensa Leenoilleen Leenoillensa essive Leenanaan Leenanansa Leenoinaan Leenoinansa translative Leenakseen Leenaksensa Leenoikseen Leenoiksensa abessive Leenattaan Leenattansa Leenoittaan Leenoittansa instructive — — comitative — Leenoineen Leenoinensa

Derived terms

• Lenita

 

compounds

• Anna-Leena
• Hanna-Leena
• Maija-Leena
• Marja-Leena

 

Statistics

• Leena is the 5^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 27,745 female individuals (and as a middle name to 19,283 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Elena, aleen, alene, anele