Elena

Elena is a cognate of Helen, the English form of Helene, a name of uncertain etymology though it could be related to Greek helene meaning “torch” or “corposant”, though it might also be linked to selene meaning “moon”.

Elena is also a variant transcription of Yelena, which is the Russian form of Helen.

Origin: Greek

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Variants:

• Elene (Georgian)
• Helen (Greek, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
• Helena (German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, English)
• Helene (English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
• Elin (Scandinavian, Welsh, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish)
• Elina (Finnish, Swedish)
• Ileana (Romanian, Spanish, Italian)
• Yelena (Russian)
• Eleni (Modern Greek)
• Elaine (Old French form of Helen)