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Add to ListGiven Name HELENA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: ‘Ελενη (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: HE-le-na (German, Czech), he-LE-na (German), he-LE-nah (Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), khe-LE-na (Polish), HE-le-nah (Finnish), HEL-ə-nə (English) [details]
Meaning & History
Latinate form of HELEN.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Elena, Helene (German), Heleen (Dutch), Elin, Elina, Helen, Helene (Swedish), Elin, Helen, Helene (Norwegian), Elin, Helen, Helene (Danish), Eliina, Elina, Heleena (Finnish), Jelena (Croatian), Ellen, Helen, Hellen (English), Helene (Ancient Greek), Helen, Helene (Greek Mythology)
DIMINUTIVES: Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni (German), Heleentje (Dutch), Ella, Lena (Swedish), Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene (Norwegian), Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene (Danish), Lena (Portuguese), Lena (Polish), Alena, Lenka (Czech), Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Ella, Heli, Leena (Finnish), Leena (Estonian), Alena, Alenka (Slovene), Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Lena, Nell (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Shelena (African American), Elaine (Arthurian Romance), Elena (Bulgarian), Hélène (French), Elene (Georgian), Elena, Eleni, Elli, Lena (Greek), Heléna (Hungarian), Léan (Irish), Elena, Ileana (Italian), Elīna, Helēna, Jeļena, Jelena (Latvian), Elena, Jelena (Lithuanian), Elena (Macedonian), Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța (Romanian), Elena, Yelena, Alyona, Lena (Russian), Elene (Sardinian), Jelena, Jela, Jelica, Jelka (Serbian), Elena, Ileana (Spanish), Olena, Lesya (Ukrainian), Elen, Elin (Welsh)
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Entry updated December 8, 2017