Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Pron. heh-LEHN (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) /he.ˈleː.nə/ (German) /he.lé.nɛː/ (Classical Greek) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.
Related Names
VariantsElin, Elina, Helén, Helena, Ellen, Helen (Swedish) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen (Norwegian) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen (Danish) Elena, Helena, Ellen (German) Helen, Helena (Greek Mythology) Helena (Ancient Greek)
DiminutivesElla, Elna, Lena (Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene (Norwegian) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene (Danish) Alena, Ella, Hella, Lena, Lene, Leni (German)
Other Languages & CulturesElen, 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, Eleni, Lena (Greek) 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) Elen, Elin (Welsh)
Same SpellingHélène
Popularity
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Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἑλένη&facet-nymRef= ̔Ελένη.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026