Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈeː.lɪn/(Swedish, Welsh) EH-lin(Norwegian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian and Welsh form of Helen.

Related Names

VariantsElina, Helena, Helene, Ellen, Helen(Swedish) Helena, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Norwegian) Helena, Helene, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Danish) Elen(Welsh)
DiminutivesElla, Elna, Lena(Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Heleen, Helena, Eline, Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly(English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Alena, Ella, Hella, Ilka, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Heléna, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsElín, Elin

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Name Days

Norway: July 31
Sweden: July 31

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Entry updated February 4, 2020