Gender Feminine
Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Ancient Greek [1], Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἑλένη(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. heh-LEHN(Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) /he.ˈleː.nə/(German) /he.lé.nɛː/(Classical Greek) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Ancient Greek form of Helen, as well as the modern Scandinavian and German form.
Related Names
VariantsElin, Elina, Helena, Ellen, Helen(Swedish) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Norwegian) Elin, Helena, Eline, Ellen, Helen(Danish) Elena, Helena, Ellen(German) Helena(Ancient Greek) Helen, Helena(Greek Mythology)
DiminutivesElla, Elna, Lena(Swedish) Eli, Ella, Elna, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Eli, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish) Alena, Ella, Hella, Lena, Lene, Leni(German)
Other Languages & CulturesElen, 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, Eleni, Lena(Greek) 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) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
Same SpellingHélène
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Sources & References
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Ἑλένη&facet-nymRef=῾Ελένη.
