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Elena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light". The name means "shining light". Nicknames of the name Elena are Lena, Lennie, Ella, Ellie, Nellie, or Nena (less common).
Eleni is a feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a phonetic spelling of the Modern Greek name "Ελένη", whose ancient version, Ἑλένη, is anglicized as Helen . Popular diminutives and nicknames include: Elenitsa , Elenaki , Elena , Lena , Lenio , Lenners , Nitsa .
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Helen (Ancient Greek: Ἑλένη, romanized: Helénē [b]), also known as Helen of Troy, [2] [3] or Helen of Sparta, [4] and in Latin as Helena, [5] was a figure in Greek mythology said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world.
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka.
For starters, with her flowing blonde hair, Elena Kampouris doesn't look like she'd be the half-Greek daughter of Toula Portokalos, played by Nia Vardalos in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2," now in ...
Helen is a feminine given name derived from the Ancient Greek name Ἑλένη, Helenē (dialectal variants: Ἑλένα, Helena, Ἐλένα, Elena, Ϝελένα, Welena), which descends from Proto-Hellenic *Ηwelénā, from a pre-Hellenic or late Proto-Indo-European *Swelénā (a solar deity), ultimately derived from the Indo-European root *swel-(to shine, warm).
Lena is a feminine given name with several origins and meanings. In Greek, it is a short form of Helena (Ἑλένη), meaning “torch” or “shining light.” In Germanic cultures, it may be a diminutive of names like Magdalena or Alena, [1] meaning “elevated,” “exalted,” “great,” or “bright,” or derived from the Germanic suffix -lein, meaning “little.”