Perhaps this happened because Helen of Troy the most famous Eleni in Ancient Greece was described by Homer as an amazingly beautiful.

Elena meaning in greek. Helen the name from which it derives came from the Greek word helene meaning torch. The name Elena is primarily a female name of Greek origin that means Form Of Helen. Elena a pan-European version of Helen has roots in Spanish Italian Slavic and Romanian among others.

Elena is a form of Helen and is generally pronounced like eh LEH nuh and eh LAY nuh. Elena as an ordinary word means nothing in Spanish just like its most similar cognate in English Ellen More about the meaning at below but itll make more sense if you dont skip ahead Both are forms of Helen. Italian and Spanish form of Helen.

It has roots in Spanish Italian Slavic and Romanian. Famous real-life people named Elena. In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda whose kidnapping by.

One of its Russian versions is Alyona. Meaning History English form of the Greek Ἑλένη Helene probably from Greek ἑλένη helene meaning torch or corposant or possibly related to σελήνη selene meaning moon. The name Elena is a girls name of Spanish Italian Greek origin meaning bright shining light.

In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of Zeus and Leda whose kidnapping by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War. Name of Elena. In Greek mythology Helen of Troy Helen Helena Ancient Greek.

One theory of its origin is from the Ancient Greek Goddess of the moon light X H elena who walks in dark paths and searches for lost travelers. Also form of Alexandra. Meanings and history of the name Elena Spanish spelling of the Greek Helene made most famous by Helen of Troy.