Alena - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Alena \a-le-na\ is pronounced a-LEE-nah, a-LAY-nah. It is of Greek and Latin origin. Russian variant of Helen or Magdalena. Magdala, meaning "tower" in Hebrew, is the town in Palestine that was home to Mary Magdalene in the Christian scriptures.

Alena has 1 variant form: Alenka.

For more information, see also related names Adeline, Alina, Allena and Olena.

Baby names that sound like Alena are Alene, Alana, Alona, Aleyna, Elena, Alyna, Alenah, Aleena, Aleana and Ilena.

Alena is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Alena. Click here to compare Alena with related baby names.