Elena - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Elena \e-le-

is pronounced eh-LAYN-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "sun ray, shining light". Italian and Spanish form of Helen.

Elena has 4 variant forms: Elaina, Eleena, Eleni and Elina.

For more information, see also related names Alexandra, Eleanor, Ellen and Olena.

Baby names that sound like Elena are Alena, Ellena, Elona, Eilena, Elana, Elna, Elen, Eleana, Elene and Ilena.

Elena is a very common first name for women (#412 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#57446 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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