Gender Feminine
Scripts Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. HEH-leh-na(German, Czech) heh-LEH-na(German) heh-LEH-nah(Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) i-LEH-nu(European Portuguese) eh-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) ə-LEH-nə(Catalan) kheh-LEH-na(Polish) HEH-leh-nah(Finnish) HEHL-ə-nə(English) hə-LAYN-ə(English) hə-LEEN-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinate form of Helen. This is the name of the heroine of William Shakespeare's play All's Well That Ends Well (1603).

Related Names

VariantsElena, Helene, Ellen(German) Heleen, Eline(Dutch) Elin, Elina, Helene, Ellen, Helen(Swedish) Elin, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Danish) Elin, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Norwegian) Elen, Elena(Czech) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Heleena, Ellen(Finnish) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen(Estonian) Jelena(Croatian) Ellen, Helen, Hellen, Elena(English) Helene(Ancient Greek) Helen, Helene(Greek Mythology)
DiminutivesAlena, Ella, Hella, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Ella, Elna, Lena(Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Lena(Portuguese) Helenka, Lena(Polish) Alena, Helenka, Lenka(Czech) Alena, Lenka(Slovak) Ella, Heli, Leena, Lena(Finnish) Heli, Leena(Estonian) Alena, Alenka, Ela(Slovene) Ela(Croatian) Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Lena, Nell(English)
Other Languages & CulturesElen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Romance) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Heléna, Ella, Léna(Hungarian) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
Same SpellingHeléna, Helēna
User SubmissionsHéléna, Helená

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: August 18
Czechia: August 18
Denmark: July 31
Estonia: August 18
Finland: July 31
Poland: March 2
Poland: April 23
Poland: May 22
Poland: July 31
Poland: August 13
Poland: August 18
Slovakia: August 18
Sweden: July 31

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Entry updated June 9, 2023