Salina

• Rhymes: -aɪnə

From salina, saline.

Salina

1. An island off the coast of Sicily.
2. A town in Colorado.
3. A city, the county seat of Saline County, Kansas.
4. A town in New York.
5. A town in Oklahoma.
6. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania.
7. A city in Utah.

Uncertain, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.

Salina (plural Salinas)

1. A female given name.

Borrowed from Spanish and Italian Salina.

Salina (plural Salinas)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salina is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Salina is most common among Hispanic/Latino (56.28%) and White (38.83%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salina”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

• Alanis, Aslian, Salian, lanais, lianas

From salina (“saltworks”).

Salina f

1. an island off the coast of Sicily

Salina m or f by sense

1. a surname