Meaning & History
Norwegian and Dutch variant form of Helen. This is the name of the title character in the novel Eline Vere (1889) by the Dutch writer Louis Couperus.
Related Names
VariantsElin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene(Norwegian) Heleen, Helena(Dutch) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene(Danish)
DiminutivesEli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesHelene, Helena(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Ela, Helena, Jela, Jelena, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Alena, Elen, Elena, Helena, Helenka, Ilona, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellen, Ellie, Elly, Helen, Helena, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly(English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Heli, Helle, Ilona, Jelena, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ella, Ellen, Elli, Heleena, Helena, Heli, Ilona, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Alena, Elena, Ella, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Hella, Ilka, Ilona, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Eleni, Elena, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Ella, Heléna, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilona, Ilonka, Léna(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elēna, Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Ina, Jeļena, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Helena, Helenka, Ilona, Lena(Polish) Helena, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Elena, Lena, Nelli, Nelya, Yelena(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Ela, Jela, Jelena, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Alena, Elena, Helena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Alena, Alenka, Ela, Helena, Jelena, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Elin, Elina, Ella, Ellen, Elna, Helen, Helena, Helene, Lena, Nellie, Nelly(Swedish) Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli, Nelya, Olena(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
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Norway: July 31
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