Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.
Related Names
VariantsElina, Helén, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Helen (Swedish) Helena, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen (Norwegian) Helena, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen (Danish) Elen (Welsh)
DiminutivesElla, Elna, Lena (Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene (Norwegian) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene (Danish)
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) 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) Elena, Eleni, Lena (Greek) 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) Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena (Polish) Helena, Lena (Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța (Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli, Nelya (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) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya (Ukrainian)
Same SpellingElín
User SubmissionElin
Popularity
People think this name is
natural wholesome delicate refined simple serious
Name Days
Categories
Entry updated February 4, 2020