Elena

Еле́наCyrillic[ye-LE-nah]

«sunlight, torch (uncertain)» Greek

Greek Helenē, Helen of Troy; the church calendar honours Empress Helena, mother of Constantine.

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GenderFemale
ElementAirthe main name day June 3 falls under Gemini (air)
Passport spellingELENA
Pronunciationye-LE-nahЕле́на
Popularity, Moscow#70 in 20252 378 children, 2015–20262015–2026
English equivalentHelen

Name days

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Saints with this name
  • Елена (Чернова), мц. — September 17
  • Елена, мц. — January 28
  • Елена, равноапостольная — July 24 · life
  • Елена (Асташикина), прмц., инокиня — August 10
  • Елена Дивеевская (Мантурова), прп. — June 10
  • Елена Константинопольская, равноапостольная, царица — June 3 · life

What family calls them

ЕленкаЛенаЛенушаЛенусяЛесяЕленяЕляЕлаЕлюшаЕлюсяЛюсяАлёнкаЛёнаЛёсяЛёля

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The same name in other languages

EnglishHelen, Elen, Ellen, Helena
GermanHelene, Helena
FrenchHélène
SpanishElena, Helena
ItalianElena, Elenia
PolishHelena
GreekΕλένη
LatinHelena

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