Elena is a popular female
given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena (less common).[1]
Other common variants are
Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian);
Alenka (Slovenian);
Alyona (Russian);
Elene (Georgian);
Helen (English);
Hélène (French);
Helena (Latin, Polish);
Eliana (Portuguese); Eline (Dutch, Norwegian, Sranan Tongo);
Ileana (Romanian, Italian, Spanish);
Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian);
Olena (Ukrainian);
Leena (Finnish); and
Elena/Yelena/
Jelena (Russian, Serbian, Croatian).[2]
Notable people
Given name
A–K
Elena Abelson (1904–1993), better known as
Tamara Talbot Rice, Russian-English art historian
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
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Elena is a popular female
given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena (less common).[1]
Other common variants are
Alena (German, Czech, Russian, Belarusian, Serbian, Croatian);
Alenka (Slovenian);
Alyona (Russian);
Elene (Georgian);
Helen (English);
Hélène (French);
Helena (Latin, Polish);
Eliana (Portuguese); Eline (Dutch, Norwegian, Sranan Tongo);
Ileana (Romanian, Italian, Spanish);
Ilona (Hungarian, Finnish, Latvian);
Olena (Ukrainian);
Leena (Finnish); and
Elena/Yelena/
Jelena (Russian, Serbian, Croatian).[2]
Notable people
Given name
A–K
Elena Abelson (1904–1993), better known as
Tamara Talbot Rice, Russian-English art historian
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.