Alina

Alina arrives softly, a name passed between languages like a small bright coin. It appears in Slavic, Germanic, Arabic, and Italian traditions, sometimes read as a short form of Adelina or Albina, sometimes linked to words for noble or light. That breadth of belonging is part of its charm. It sits at 135 on the American girls chart, a steady climber favored by parents who want something international but intuitive. Three syllables flow easily, ah-LEE-nah, the long middle vowel doing the singing. Graceful without being fragile, modern without being invented. A name that crosses borders and sounds at home in each.