Given name

ʻElena

ʻElena is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Hawaiian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

ʻElena comes from English.

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How it developed

From English Ellen.

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ʻElena’s family of names

In Hawaiian usage, ʻElena was borrowed from the English form Ellen.

Walk ʻElena’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love ʻElena, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English

Evelīna

“giver of life; a lively woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

Élora

Élora is a feminine given name from English. It is used in French.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

Etela

Etela is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Slovak.

No U.S. birth series

13% boys · 87% girls

English

ʻEmelia

ʻEmelia is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

ʻEkekela

ʻEkekela is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

ʻEma

ʻEma is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

English

ʻEmelē

ʻEmelē is a feminine given name from English. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old High German

Elisi

Elisi is a feminine given name from English, ultimately from Old High German. It is used in Swahili.

No U.S. birth series

14% boys · 86% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share ʻElena’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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