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Elena (given name)

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Elena
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameGreece
Meaningbright, shining light
Other names
Related namesHelen, Helene, Helena

Elena is a popular female given name in Greek, Italian, Slavic, Baltic, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian. It originates in the Ancient Greek name Helen/Helene. The variation "Elena" dates back to the 12th century.[1]

Other common variants are Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, Serbo-Croatian); Alenka (Slovenian); Alyona (Russian); Elene (Georgian); Helen (English); Hélène (French); Helena; Eliana (Portuguese); Eline (Dutch, Norwegian, Sranan Tongo); Elena (Romanian, Italian, Spanish); Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian); Olena (Ukrainian); and Elena/Yelena (Russian, Serbo-Croatian).[2]

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Notes

  1. ^ The Treasury of North American Baby Names by Gill Davies, p. 88, ISBN 1903025125
  2. ^ Behind the Name
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