"Elena" meaning in English

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Proper name

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Elena.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Elenas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|-}} Borrowed from Italian, {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|en|Helen}} English Helen Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Elena (plural Elenas)
  1. A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.
    Sense id: en-Elena-en-name-iBcW9rTG Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 16 entries: 39 17 31 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 18 31 16
  2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
    Sense id: en-Elena-en-name-0F60DUPL Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 18 31 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Delena Related terms: Santa Elena

Inflected forms

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