Gender Feminine
Scripts Јелка(Serbian)
Pronounced Pron. YEHL-ka(Slovene)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Jelena. It also means "fir tree" in Slovene.

Related Names

VariantsEla(Slovene) Ela, Jela(Croatian) Ela, Jela(Serbian)
DiminutivesJelica(Croatian) Jelica(Serbian)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen(Armenian) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Elen, Elena(Czech) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eline(Danish) Heleen, Helena, Eline(Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Elena(English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Jelena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena(Finnish) Hélène(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Ellen, Helena, Helene(German) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Heléna(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Jeļena, Elēna(Latvian) Elena, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Eline(Norwegian) Helena(Polish) Helena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Elena, Helena, Jela(Slovak) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene(Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)

Name Days

Croatia: August 18

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Entry updated February 4, 2020