Elena

Elena is a cognate of Helen, the English form of Helene, a name of uncertain etymology though it could be related to Greek helene meaning “torch” or “corposant”, though it might also be linked to selene meaning “moon”.
Elena is also a variant transcription of Yelena, which is the Russian form of Helen.
Origin: Greek
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Variants:
  • Elene (Georgian)
  • Helen (Greek, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
  • Helena (German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, English)
  • Helene (English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
  • Elin (Scandinavian, Welsh, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
  • Elina (Finnish, Swedish)
  • Ileana (Romanian, Spanish, Italian)
  • Yelena (Russian)
  • Eleni (Modern Greek)
  • Elaine (Old French form of Helen)

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