Aļona

See also: alona and alòna

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1877. From Russian Алёна (Aljóna), a vernacular variant of Еле́на (Jeléna, “Helen”).

Proper noun

Aļona f

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алёна (Aljóna).

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
  • Population Register of Latvia: Aļona was the only given name of 2731 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.
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