Helena is a more delicate and dainty version of Helen a favorite of Shakespeare who used it in both Alls Well That Ends Well and A Midsummers Night Dream.

Elena the meaning of name. Many new mother and father. Sometimes it happens that another name has the same meaning. ASSOCIATED WITH greek sun star Variations.

Form of Helen used in various languages as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Елена see Yelena. Elena Name Meaning and History What Does Elena Mean and History. Also form of Alexandra.

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Says the name Elena is of Greek origin and means Bright one or bright shining light graceful and beauty. 112 rows Elena Name Meaning. Cognate of HELEN and a variant Russian transcription of YELENA.

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Ellena is a form of Elena and is generally pronounced like eh LEN ah. Also form of Olena. E lena as a girls name is pronounced eh-LAYN-ah.