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Does anyone have any idea where this actually came from and which spelling is the original?
I know that a celebrity couple named a daughter Ylenia in 1970. The name seems to have been at its most popular in the 80s and 90s.
The most popular spelling seems to be Ilenia.
Any idea where this actually came from? If it was used prior to 1970? Which spelling is the original?
I know that a celebrity couple named a daughter Ylenia in 1970. The name seems to have been at its most popular in the 80s and 90s.
The most popular spelling seems to be Ilenia.
Any idea where this actually came from? If it was used prior to 1970? Which spelling is the original?
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Both look to be forms of Elena which itself is a form of Helen.
"English form of the Greek ‘Ελενη (Helene), probably from Greek ‘ελενη (helene) meaning "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σεληνη (selene) meaning "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem."
"English form of the Greek ‘Ελενη (Helene), probably from Greek ‘ελενη (helene) meaning "torch" or "corposant", or possibly related to σεληνη (selene) meaning "moon". In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. The name was also borne by the 4th-century Saint Helena, mother of the Roman emperor Constantine, who supposedly found the True Cross during a trip to Jerusalem."
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