Gender Feminine
Usage Czech, Slovak
Pronounced Pron. /ˈlɛŋ.ka/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Originally a diminutive of Magdaléna or Helena. It is now used as an independent name.

Related Names

VariantsAlena, Helenka, Madlenka, Magda(Czech) Alena, Magda(Slovak)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene, Maddalen, Maialen, Matxalen, Madalen, Malen(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Magdalene(Biblical) Magdalene(Biblical Greek) Magdalene(Biblical Latin) Elena, Magdalena, Magdalina(Bulgarian) Helena, Magdalena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Magdalena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka, Magda, Majda, Manda, Mandica(Croatian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Magdalena, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hella, Helle, Lena, Lene, Magda, Malene(Danish) Heleen, Helena, Magdalena, Eline, Heleentje, Lena, Madelon, Magda(Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Madeleine, Madeline, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalene, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Madalyn, Maddie, Maddy, Madelaine, Madelina, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madi, Madilyn, Madilynn, Madlyn, Madoline, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly(English) Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Ilona, Matleena, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Madeleine, Magali, Léna, Madelon, Magalie, Magdeleine, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Ellen, Helena, Helene, Ilona, Magdalena, Magdalene, Alena, Ella, Hella, Ilka, Lena, Lene, Leni, Magda(German) Elena, Eleni, Magdalini, Lena, Magda(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Heléna, Ilona, Magdolna, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna, Magda, Magdaléna, Magdi(Hungarian) Helena(Icelandic) Léan, Madailéin(Irish) Elena, Ileana, Maddalena, Lena(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena, Magdalena(Lithuanian) Elena, Magdalena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Madelen, Magdalena, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene, Linn, Magda, Malene, Malin(Norwegian) Magali, Magdalena(Occitan) Helena, Ilona, Magdalena, Helenka, Lena, Magda(Polish) Helena, Madalena, Lena, Magda(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Mădălina, Magdalena, Ilinca, Lenuța, Magda(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli(Russian) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Magdalena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka, Manda(Serbian) Helena, Jelena, Magdalena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka, Magda, Majda(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana, Magdalena, Malena(Spanish) Magaly(Spanish (Latin American)) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Madeleine, Madelen, Magdalena, Malena, Ella, Elna, Lena, Linn, Magda, Malin, Nellie, Nelly(Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
User SubmissionsLénka, Leńka

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Name Days

Croatia: July 22
Czechia: February 21
Slovakia: June 4

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Entry updated November 16, 2019