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I have a friend named Jelena - this is just the Serbian for Ellen or Helen.

Hi, Jelena! I happen to have a dear friend named Jelena, and it's not a common name. It is, however, cited in a book titled: *The New Age Baby Name Book* by Sue Browder -- the only place where I've actually been able to find that name. Here's what it says:

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JELENA (yay-LAY-nah or juh-LAY-nuh). Popular Russian form of Helen, "light" or "a torch". See Helen.

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My friend, by the way, pronounces her name: jeh-LEE-nah. How do you pronounce yours?

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-- Nanaea
P.S. And if this is you, Jelena T., I'm gonna smack ya upside the head! LOL!