Gender Feminine
Scripts Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. heh-LEHN(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) heh-LEH-nə(German) HEH-LEH-NEH(Classical Greek)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.

Related Names

VariantsElin, Elina, Helena, Ellen, Helen(Swedish) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Norwegian) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Danish) Elena, Helena, Ellen(German) Helena(Ancient Greek) Helen, Helena(Greek Mythology)
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, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Romance) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Lenka(Czech) Heleen, Helena, Eline, Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly(English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Heléna, Ella, Léna(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Helena, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli(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(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
Same SpellingHélène
User SubmissionsHéléne, Hélené, Heléne, Helēne

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Name Days

Austria: April 26
Denmark: May 21
Estonia: August 18
Germany: August 18
Norway: May 21

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Entry updated May 29, 2020