Gender Feminine
Usage German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Portuguese, Catalan, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Sorbian, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. HEH-leh-na(German, Czech) heh-LEH-na(German) heh-LEH-nah(Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian) i-LEH-nu(European Portuguese) eh-LEH-nu(Brazilian Portuguese) ə-LEH-nə(Catalan) kheh-LEH-na(Polish) HEH-leh-nah(Finnish) HEHL-ə-nə(English) hə-LAYN-ə(English) hə-LEEN-ə(English) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
Latinate form of Helen.
Related Names
VariantsElena, Helene, Ellen(German) Heleen, Eline(Dutch) Elin, Elina, Helene, Ellen, Helen(Swedish) Elin, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Danish) Elin, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Norwegian) Elen(Czech) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Heleena, Ellen(Finnish) Elena, Elina, Helen(Estonian) Jelena(Croatian) Ellen, Helen, Hellen, Elena(English) Helene(Ancient Greek) Helen, Helene(Greek Mythology)
DiminutivesAlena, Ella, Hella, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Heleentje(Dutch) Ella, Elna, Lena(Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Lena(Portuguese) Helenka, Lena(Polish) Alena, Helenka, Lenka(Czech) Alena, Lenka(Slovak) Ella, Heli, Leena(Finnish) Heli, Leena(Estonian) Alena, Alenka, Ela(Slovene) Ela(Croatian) Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Lena, Nell(English)
Other Languages & CulturesShelena(African American) Elaine(Arthurian Romance) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene(Georgian) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Heléna, Ella, Léna(Hungarian) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
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