Jeļena

See also: Jelena, jeleňa, and Jeļenā

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians during 1850 - 1875. From Russian Еле́на (Jeléna).

Proper noun

Jeļena f

  1. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.
  2. (less common) a female given name of Latvian speakers

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Jeļena was the only given name of 24 144 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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