Laine Explained
Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine is a Laine type Finnish surname. In Finland it is the seventh most common[1] surname. In Estonian, it is also a female given name.
Given name
As of 1 January 2022, in Estonia, 1,709 women have the first name Laine, making it the 98th most popular female name in the country. The first name Laine is most common in Jõgeva County, where 28.31 per 10,000 inhabitants of the county bear the name.[2]
Notable people bearing the give name Laine include:
- Laine Erik (born 1942), Estonian middle-distance runner
- Laine Hardy (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
- Laine Hone (1926–2005), Estonian translator and philologist
- Laine Mägi (born 1959), Estonian actress
- Laine Mesikäpp (1917–2012), Estonian actress, singer, folk song collector
- Laine Randjärv (born 1964), Estonian politician
- Laine Tarvis (born 1937), Estonian politician
- Laine Villenthal (1922–2009), Estonian Lutheran cleric
Surname
- Andrew Laine, American engineer
- Célestin Lainé (1908–1983), a Breton nationalist and collaborator during the Second World War
- Cleo Laine (born 1927), English jazz and pop singer
- Doris Laine (1931-2018), Finnish ballet dancer
- Denny Laine (1944–2023), English musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Edvin Laine (1905–1989), Finnish film director
- Emma Laine (born 1986), Finnish tennis player
- Erkki Laine (1957–2009), Finnish ice hockey player
- Frankie Laine (1913–2007), American singer, songwriter, and actor
- Helena Laine (born 1955), Finnish javelin thrower
- James Laine, American academic, Professor of Religious Studies
- Janet-Laine Green (born 1951), Canadian actress
- Janne-Pekka Laine (born 2001), Finnish football player
- Jarkko Laine (1947–2006), Finnish poet and a writer
- Jo Jo Laine (1952—2006), American singer, model and actress
- Joseph Lainé (1768–1835), French lawyer and politician
- Lari Laine (born Corrine Cole, 1937), American model and actress
- Liliana Laine (1923–?), French film actress
- Murray De Laine (born 1936), Australian politician
- Nooa Laine (born 2002), Malaysian football player
- Papa Jack Laine (1873–1966), American musician
- Patrik Laine (born 1998), Finnish ice hockey player
- Paul Laine, Canadian rock musician
- Sari Laine (born 1962), Finnish karateka
- Skylar Laine (born 1994), American singer
- Teemu Laine (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
- Tormis Laine (born 2000), Estonian alpine skier
Notes and References
- , "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu
- Web site: Nimede statistika. 1 January 2022. Eesti statiska. 30 August 2022. et.
