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[Facts] Re: Elenia

by Babochka

1/11/2023, 7:34 PM

I'm Russian and I've never heard of Yelenya before. The most common Russian nickname for Yelena is Lena. Even if Yelenya exists it's either extremely rare or archaic.

Sorry, but your sources don't seem trustworthy.
Some of the "names" mentioned in imya.com are profanities. Helena is not used in Russia at all.

My PNL http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/111792

This message was edited 1/11/2023, 10:06 PM

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- Perrine (Destry) +1

1/14/2023, 5:31 AM

Thank you! Have you ever heard of just Lenya as a diminutive for Helena?

- Babochka

1/14/2023, 1:36 PM

I've never heard of Lenya (pronounced leh-nya) as a diminutive for any name.

Lenya (pronounced lyoh-nya) can be a variant transliteration of diminutive for Leonid.

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