Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Lena

LENA

GENDER: Feminine

OTHER SCRIPTS: Лена (Russian)

PRONOUNCED: LE-nah (German), LYE-nah (Russian) [key]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian, German and Polish short form of HELENA or MAGDALENA, and a Russian short form of YELENA.

Related Names

VARIANTS: Ella, Magda, Malena, Malin (Swedish), Ella, Magda, Malin (Norwegian), Ella (Danish), Alena, Leni, Magda (German), Magda (Polish), Alyona (Russian)

DIMINUTIVES: Lennie, Lenny (Swedish)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Shelena (African American), Jela, Jelka, Magda, Majda, Manda, Jelica (Croatian), Alena, Lenka, Magda, Malena (Czech), Heleentje, Magda (Dutch), Leena (Estonian), Heli, Leena, Malin (Finnish), Duci, Ili, Ilka, Ilonka (Hungarian), Lenuța, Magda (Romanian), Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Alena, Jelka, Majda, Alenka (Slovene), Malena (Spanish), Lesya (Ukrainian)

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