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Elena (given name)

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Elena
PronunciationItalian: [ˈɛːlena]
Spanish: [eˈlena]
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGreece
Meaningbright, shining light
Other names
Related namesEllen, Helen, Helena, Helene

Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena (less common).

Other common variants are Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian); Alenka (Slovenian); Alyona (Russian); Elene (Georgian); Helen (English); Hélène (French); Helena (Latin, Polish); Eliana (Portuguese); Eline (Dutch, Norwegian, Sranan Tongo); Ileana (Romanian, Italian, Spanish); Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian); Olena (Ukrainian); Leena (Finnish); and Elena/Yelena/Jelena (Russian, Serbian, Croatian).

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Notes

  1. The Treasury of North American Baby Names by Gill Davies, p. 88, ISBN 1903025125
  2. "Behind the Name". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2008.
  3. "Воркутинские заметки каторжанки «Е-105» - Воспоминания о ГУЛАГе и их авторы" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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