Meaning & History
Modern Greek form of Helen.
Related Names
VariantElena
DiminutiveLena
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene (Ancient Greek) Elen, Heghine, Lena (Armenian) Elaine (Arthurian Cycle) Elene (Basque) Alena (Belarusian) Elena (Bulgarian) Helena (Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Croatian) Helena, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka (Czech) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene (Danish) Heleen, Helena, Eline, Heleentje, Lena (Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellena, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly (English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena (Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli (Finnish) Hélène, Éléna, Léna, Leyna, Nelly (French) Elene, Lena (Georgian) Elena, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Alena, Ella, Hella, Ilka, Lena, Lene, Leni (German) Helen, Helena, Helene (Greek Mythology) Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna (Hungarian) Elín, Helena (Icelandic) Léan (Irish) Elena, Ileana (Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna, Nellija (Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena (Lithuanian) Elena, Jelena, Lena (Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene (Norwegian) Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena (Polish) Helena, Lena (Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța (Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli (Russian) Elene (Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Serbian) Elena, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka (Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka (Slovene) Helena (Sorbian) Elena, Ileana (Spanish) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Ella, Elna, Helén, Lena, Nellie, Nelly (Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli (Ukrainian) Elen, Elin (Welsh)
Popularity
People think this name is
classic upper class natural wholesome refined strange
Name Days
Greece: May 21
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Entry updated April 23, 2024