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Olena, Olenna (Ukrainian: Олена) is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen, further equivalent to Elena or Jelena. It is of Greek origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light". Variants of the name Olena include: Aliona, Lena, Lenya, Lenochka, Olinia, Olinija, Olenya, Olinda, Olina, Lina, Olinia, Olenka, Olenochka and Olinija.
Ukrainian names are given names that originated in Ukraine. In addition to the given names , Ukrainians also have patronymic and family names (surnames; see: Ukrainian surnames ). Ukrainian given names
It also serves as an indication in the English Wikipedia to potentially point out articles on family names that may need to be created. If you or your relatives live in Ukraine, go ahead and add your surname to the list. Please list the surnames in alphabetical order, according to Ukrainian Cyrillic. Please add the Ukrainian Cyrillic spellings ...
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The first elements of Ukrainian surnames are most commonly given names (patronymics and matronymics), place names (toponyms), and professions. Patronymic surnames. From the first name Ivan (John in English), over 100 different surnames can be formed. The most common variations of Ivan in Ukrainian are Ivas, Jan, Vakhno, and Vanko.
Gennadiy Korban, Ukrainian businessman of Jewish descent, collector of modern and contemporary art; Olena Pinchuk, daughter of Ukrainian second president Leonid Kuchma; Viktor Pinchuk, Jewish-Ukrainian businessman; Eduard Prutnik, Ukrainian businessman and politician; Rinat Akhmetov, Ukrainian businessman and oligarch
Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska [a] [b] (née Kyiashko; [c] born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. [3] Zelenska was named by Time as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2023.
Wooden cross in Babi Yar in memory of Olena Teliha and other Ukrainian nationalists executed there in 1942. On July 19, 2007 the National bank of Ukraine issued a commemorative coin dedicated to Olena Teliha. [9] On 25 February 2017 a monument to Teliha was unveiled at Babi Yar. [10]