Given name · Macedonian · Russian
Лена
“the shining light”·“the favored one”·“of the palm tree”
Лена (Lena) is a feminine given name. It is used in Russian and Macedonian.
Macedonian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Lena.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Лена is Lena written in Cyrillic. In German use, Lena carries the interpretation “the shining light.” In Polish use, Lena is a diminutive of Milena. One Slavic interpretation is “the favored one.” Lena is a variant of Lina. One Arabic interpretation is “of the palm tree.” Lena is a diminutive of Elena. In Spanish use, Elena carries the interpretation “the shining light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Лена is Lena written in Cyrillic. An origin associated with this spelling is German.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian usage, Лена is a diminutive of Елена.
Лена’s family of names
In Russian usage, Лена is a diminutive of Елена. In Russian usage, Лена has a conventional equivalent in the German form Lena. In Macedonian usage, Лена can be written in the Roman alphabet as Lena.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Лена has relatives in 4 languages.
6 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“of the moon's glow”
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