Gender Feminine
Meaning & History
Possibly a Romanian variant of Elena. In Romanian folklore this is the name of a princess kidnapped by monsters and rescued by a heroic knight.
Related Names
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) Elena, Eleni, Lena (Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene (Greek Mythology) Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna (Hungarian) Elín, Helena (Icelandic) Léan (Irish) 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, 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) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Ella, Elna, Helén, Lena, Nellie, Nelly (Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya (Ukrainian) Elen, Elin (Welsh)
People think this name is
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Name Days
Latvia: December 29
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Entry updated October 6, 2024