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Алена
“the shining light”·“helper and defender of mankind”·“one who is precious”
Алена (Aljéna) is a feminine given name. It is used in Belarusian.
Belarusian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Alena.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Алена is Alena written in Cyrillic. In German use, Alena is a short form of Jelena. In Russian use, Jelena carries the interpretation “the shining light.” In German use, Alena is a short form of Alexandra. In Greek use, Alexandra carries the interpretation “helper and defender of mankind.” In Czech use, Alena is a feminine form of Alan. Interpretations include “one who is precious” and “resembling a little rock”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Алена is Alena written in Cyrillic. In Czech use, Alena is a feminine form of Alan. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain. Alena connects to the Helen name family through Aleen. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
Алена’s family of names
In Russian usage, Алена has a conventional equivalent in the German form Alex. In Belarusian usage, Алена has a transliteration in Alena. In Belarusian usage, Алена has a related form in Alena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Elenaequivalent
- AlexGerman
- Helenequivalent
- Ellenequivalent
- Yelenaequivalent
- Olenaequivalent
- Alyonaequivalent
- Alionaequivalent
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Алена
- Yelena LeuchankaBelarusian basketball player (born 1983)
- Yelena MazanikPartisan and Hero of the Soviet Union who assassinated Wilhelm Kube (1914–1996)
- Alena AnisimBelarusian politicianborn 1962
- Elena AbramovichBelarusian handball playerborn 1981
- Alena AladavaBelarusian art historian and curator (1907–1986)
- Alena SannikovaBelarusian cross-country skierborn 1980
- Alena KupchynaBelarusian politicianborn 1965
- Alena FurmanBelarusian rowerborn 1991
- Alyona MikhaylovaRussian actressborn 1995
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