Elin

Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include:

*Elin Andersdotter (died 1569), Swedish lady-in-waiting and political conspirator *Elin Brandell (1882–1963), Swedish journalist *Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir (born 1953), Icelandic writer *Elin Fflur (born 1984), Welsh singer-songwriter *Elin Gustafsson (born 1989), Swedish politician *Elin Gustavsdotter (Sture) (died 1495), Swedish noble, consort of the regent Erik Axelsson *Elin i Horsnäs (died after September 1611), alleged Swedish witch *Elin Hilderbrand, American romance writer *Elín Hirst, Icelandic Member of Parliament *Elin Holmlöv, Swedish ice hockey player *Elin Jones (born 1966), Welsh politician *Elin Kallio (1859–1927), pioneering Finnish gymnast *Elin Kristiansen (born 1968), Norwegian biathlete *Elin Kvande (born 1951), Norwegian sociologist and gender researcher *Elin Lanto (born 1984), Swedish singer * Elin Lindqvist (born 1982), Swedish novelist *Elin Manahan Thomas (born 1977), Welsh soprano singer *Elin Nilsen (born 1968), Norwegian cross country skier *Elin Nordegren (born 1980), Swedish model and ex-wife of golfer Tiger Woods *Elin Östlund (born 1992), Swedish sprinter *Elin Pelin (1877–1949), Bulgarian writer *Elin Segerlind (born 1985), Swedish politician *Elin Sigvardsson (born 1981), Swedish singer-songwriter *Elin Topuzakov (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer *Elin Wägner (1882–1949), Swedish writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist *Helena (wife of Inge the Elder) or Elin (died 1105), Swedish queen consort *Helena of Skövde (c. 1101–1160), local Swedish Catholic saint Provided by Wikipedia