Elena
Origin of the name Elena:
A cognate of the Greek Helenē (light, torch, bright).
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In Germany the name can be pronounced in 3 different ways: always eh l eh n ah, but with no stress or a stress on the first eh or on the second. In my name eg is no syllaby stressed.
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Common combinations in Spanish are Luz Elena, Maria Elena and Martha Elena.
This is my grandmothers name- except she pronounces it like Ellen-ah. I believe it is the proper pronounciation in Lithuanian, and opens it up as an alternitive name for the nickname Ellie, which is what she goes by.
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Lanie, Lena, Ellie, Elle
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Elena Paparizou, Greek singer/ international star
Elena Anaya, actress
Elena Poniatowska, journalist
Elena Furiase, Spanish actress- Elena in song, story & screen: | Edit
Elena Mendola, female love interest in the Italian movie Cinema Paradiso
Elena Michaels -- the female werewolf in Kelley Armstong's "Women of the Otherworld" book series
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Global Popularity of the Name Elena
- #16 in Italy
- #17 in Austria
- #17 in Spain
- #47 in Belgium
- #92 in Slovenia
- #94 in Germany
- #136 in Canada (Quebec)
- #167 in Norway
- #211 in United States
- #267 in Scotland
- #344 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #354 in Canada (Alberta)
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