Gender Feminine
Scripts Јела(Serbian)

Meaning & History

Short form of Jelena or Jelisaveta. It also means "fir tree" in Serbian and Croatian.

Related Names

VariantsEla, Jelka(Serbian) Ela, Jelka(Croatian)
DiminutivesJelica(Serbian) Jelica(Croatian)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Zabel, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene, Elixabete(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elisheba, Elizabeth, Elisabeth(Biblical) Elisabet(Biblical Greek) Elisheva(Biblical Hebrew) Elisabeth(Biblical Latin) Elena, Elisaveta, Elizabet(Bulgarian) Elisabet, Helena(Catalan) Alžběta, Helena, Ilona, Izabela, Alena, Elen, Elena, Eliška, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elna, Else, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene, Lilli, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss, Lissi(Danish) Elisabeth, Heleen, Helena, Isabeau, Isabel, Isabella, Isabelle, Betje, Eline, Elise, Elly, Els, Else, Elsje, Heleentje, Ilse, Lena, Lies, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesje, Lijsbeth, Lisa, Lize(Dutch) Elizabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Isabel, Isabelle, Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Bette, Bettie, Betty, Buffy, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Elisa, Elisabeth, Eliza, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elsabeth, Elsie, Elyse, Elyzabeth, Hellen, Lena, Libbie, Libby, Liddy, Lilian, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lillian, Lillie, Lisa, Lise, Liz, Liza, Lizbeth, Lizette, Lizzie, Lizzy, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly, Tetty(English) Elena, Eliisabet, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Elo, Heli, Helle, Leena, Liis, Liisa, Liisi, Liisu(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Elisabet, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Isabella, Eliisa, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsi, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Liisa, Liisi(Finnish) Élisabeth, Hélène, Isabel, Isabelle, Babette, Élise, Léna, Lili, Lise, Lys(French) Elene, Elisabed, Eliso, Eliza, Elza, Lena, Liza(Georgian) Elena, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Isabel, Isabelle, Alena, Bettina, Elisa, Elise, Ella, Elli, Elsa, Else, Hella, Ilka, Ilsa, Ilse, Lena, Lene, Leni, Lies, Liesa, Liese, Liesel, Liesl, Lili, Lilli, Lisa, Lisbeth(German) Elena, Eleni, Elisavet, Lena, Liza(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Elikapeka(Hawaiian) Elisheva(Hebrew) Elizabet, Erzsébet, Heléna, Ilona, Izabella, Bettina, Bözsi, Ella, Erzsi, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna, Zsóka(Hungarian) Elísabet, Helena, Ísabella, Elsa(Icelandic) Eilís, Eilish, Isibéal, Léan(Irish) Elena, Elisabetta, Ileana, Isabella, Bettina, Elisa, Lisa(Italian) Elīna, Elizabete, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Jeļizaveta, Elēna, Elīza, Elza, Ilze, Ina, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Elžbieta, Ilona, Izabelė, Jelena, Elzė(Lithuanian) Elena, Elisaveta, Beti, Veta(Macedonian) Ealisaid(Manx) Isabeau(Medieval French) Isabel(Medieval Occitan) Elin, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Eli, Eline, Elisabet, Elise, Ella, Elna, Elsa, Else, Helle, Lena, Lene, Lill, Lilly, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise, Liss(Norwegian) Isabèl(Occitan) Elżbieta, Helena, Ilona, Izabela, Izabella, Ela, Eliza, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Isabel, Elisa, Elisabete, Elizabete, Elza, Lena(Portuguese) Eliza(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Elena, Elisabeta, Ileana, Isabela, Isabella, Eliza, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Elizaveta, Yelena, Yelizaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Liza, Lizaveta(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Elspet, Elspeth, Ishbel, Isobel(Scottish) Ealasaid, Iseabail(Scottish Gaelic) Elizabeta, Helena, Izabela, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka, Špela(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Isabel, Ysabel, Eli, Elisa, Elisabet(Spanish) Elsy(Spanish (Latin American)) Elin, Elina, Elisabet, Elisabeth, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Isabella, Isabelle, Elise, Ella, Elna, Elsa, Elsie, Elsy, Lena, Lill, Lilly, Lis, Lisa, Lisbet, Lisbeth, Lise(Swedish) Olena, Yelyzaveta, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Yelysaveta(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
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Croatia: August 18
Slovakia: April 19

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Entry updated December 8, 2017