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View Name: Elin


ELIN
GENDER: Feminine
Meaning & History
Scandinavian and Welsh form of HELEN
Related Names
VARIANTS: Elina, Helena, Helene (Swedish), Helena, Helene (Norwegian), Helena, Helene (Danish), Elen (Welsh)
DIMINUTIVES: Ella, Lena (Swedish), Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene (Norwegian), Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene (Danish)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Shelena (African American), Helena, Helene (Ancient Greek), Elena (Bulgarian), Helena, Jelena, Elena, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Croatian), Helena, Alena, Ilona, Lenka (Czech), Heleen, Helena, Heleentje (Dutch), Elaine, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nelda, Nell, Nella, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly (English), Helena, Leena (Estonian), Eliina, Elina, Helena, Heleena, Heli, Ilona, Leena (Finnish), Hélène (French), Elene (Georgian), Elena, Helena, Helene, Alena, Ilona, Lena, Lene, Leni (German), Elene, Eleni (Greek), Helen, Helena, Helene (Greek Mythology), Heléna, Ili, Ilka, Ilona, Ilonka (Hungarian), Léan (Irish), Elena (Italian), Helēna, Jeļena, Ilona (Latvian), Elena, Ilona (Lithuanian), Elena (Macedonian), Helena, Ilona, Lena (Polish), Helena, Lena (Portuguese), Elena, Ileana, Lenuța (Romanian), Elena, Yelena, Alyona, Lena (Russian), Eilidh (Scottish), Jelena (Serbian), Helena, Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Elena, Jelka (Slovene), Elena, Ileana, Iliana (Spanish), Olena, Lesya (Ukrainian), Elaine (Welsh Mythology)
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United States  ranked #659 
Netherlands  ranked #24 
Sweden  ranked #17 



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