Elin

== Danish == === Etymology === Medieval variant of Helene (Helen), comparable to English Ellen. === Proper noun === Elin a female given name == Faroese == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). === Proper noun === Elin f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics Elin's son: Elinarson Elin's daughter: Elinardóttir ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Elinborg == Norwegian == === Etymology === Medieval variant of Helene (“Helen”), comparable to English Ellen. First recorded in Norway ca. 1300. === Proper noun === Elin a female given name === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 644 females with the given name Elin living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011. == Swedish == === Etymology === Medieval vernacular form of Helena (originally pronounced without the h in Swedish). First recorded in Sweden in the 14th century. Comparable to English Ellen. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Elin c (genitive Elins) a female given name === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 58 582 females with the given name Elin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with frequency peaks in the 19th century and in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. === Anagrams === ilen, lien