Gender Feminine
Scripts Јела(Serbian)

Meaning & History

Short form of Jelena or Jelisaveta. It also means "fir tree" in Serbian and Croatian.

Related Names

VariantsEla, Jelka(Serbian) Ela, Jelka(Croatian)
DiminutivesJelica(Serbian) Jelica(Croatian)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Zabel(Armenian) Elixabete(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elena, Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet, Helena(Catalan) Alžběta, Helena, Izabela, Elen, Elena, Eliška(Czech) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Else, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Heleen, Helena, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Betje, Eline, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Ilse, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Elizabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Isabel, Isabelle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elena, Elisa, Elisabeth, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsabeth, Elsie, Elyse, Elyzabeth, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Tetty(English) Elena, Eliisabet, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Jelena, Elo, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Elisabet, Ellen, Helena, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elsi, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Élisabeth, Hélène, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Lili, Lise(French) Elene, Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Lena, Liza(Georgian) Elena, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Isabel, Isabelle, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Ilsa, Ilse, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elena, Eleni, Elisavet, Lena, Liza(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Heléna, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Erzsi, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Helena, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Léan(Irish) Elena, Elisabetta, Ileana, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Lisa(Italian) Elīna, Elizabete, Helēna, Jeļena, Jeļizaveta, Elēna, Elīza, Elza, Ilze(Latvian) Elena, Elžbieta, Izabelė, Jelena, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elena, Elisaveta, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Else, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Helena, Izabela, Izabella, Ela, Eliza(Polish) Helena, Isabel, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elza(Portuguese) Eliza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elena, Elisabeta, Ileana, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza(Romanian) Elena, Elizaveta, Yelena, Yelizaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail(Scottish Gaelic) Elizabeta, Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jelka, Špela(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elin, Elina, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Olena, Yelyzaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
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Name Days

Croatia: August 18
Slovakia: April 19

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Entry updated December 8, 2017