Elena

See also: ʻElena and Elēna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elena (plural Elenas)

1. A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.
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2. A surname originating as a matronymic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elena is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Elena is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.64%) and White (15.01%) individuals.

See also

• Santa Elena

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elena”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 520.

Anagrams

• Elean, Neale, anele, leane

Albanian

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛna]

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Elena (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Elena	Eleny
genitive	Eleny	Elen
dative	Eleně	Elenám
accusative	Elenu	Eleny
vocative	Eleno	Eleny
locative	Eleně	Elenách
instrumental	Elenou	Elenami

Related terms

• Helena
• Ilona

Danish

Etymology

From Italian and Spanish Elena.

Proper noun

Elena

1. a female given name of modern usage

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Helena, possibly from Italian Elena and/or Spanish Elena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelenɑ/, [ˈe̞le̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elenɑ
• Syllabification^(key): E‧le‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): E‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena

1. a female given name of modern usage

Declension

Inflection of Elena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Elena	Elenat
genitive		Elenan	Elenoiden Elenoitten
partitive		Elenaa	Elenoita
illative		Elenaan	Elenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Elena	Elenat
accusative	nom.	Elena	Elenat
	gen.	Elenan
genitive		Elenan	Elenoiden Elenoitten Elenain rare
partitive		Elenaa	Elenoita
inessive		Elenassa	Elenoissa
elative		Elenasta	Elenoista
illative		Elenaan	Elenoihin
adessive		Elenalla	Elenoilla
ablative		Elenalta	Elenoilta
allative		Elenalle	Elenoille
essive		Elenana	Elenoina
translative		Elenaksi	Elenoiksi
abessive		Elenatta	Elenoitta
instructive		—	Elenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Elena (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elenani Elenani accusative nom. Elenani Elenani gen. Elenani genitive Elenani Elenoideni Elenoitteni Elenaini rare partitive Elenaani Elenoitani inessive Elenassani Elenoissani elative Elenastani Elenoistani illative Elenaani Elenoihini adessive Elenallani Elenoillani ablative Elenaltani Elenoiltani allative Elenalleni Elenoilleni essive Elenanani Elenoinani translative Elenakseni Elenoikseni abessive Elenattani Elenoittani instructive — — comitative — Elenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elenasi Elenasi accusative nom. Elenasi Elenasi gen. Elenasi genitive Elenasi Elenoidesi Elenoittesi Elenaisi rare partitive Elenaasi Elenoitasi inessive Elenassasi Elenoissasi elative Elenastasi Elenoistasi illative Elenaasi Elenoihisi adessive Elenallasi Elenoillasi ablative Elenaltasi Elenoiltasi allative Elenallesi Elenoillesi essive Elenanasi Elenoinasi translative Elenaksesi Elenoiksesi abessive Elenattasi Elenoittasi instructive — — comitative — Elenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elenamme Elenamme accusative nom. Elenamme Elenamme gen. Elenamme genitive Elenamme Elenoidemme Elenoittemme Elenaimme rare partitive Elenaamme Elenoitamme inessive Elenassamme Elenoissamme elative Elenastamme Elenoistamme illative Elenaamme Elenoihimme adessive Elenallamme Elenoillamme ablative Elenaltamme Elenoiltamme allative Elenallemme Elenoillemme essive Elenanamme Elenoinamme translative Elenaksemme Elenoiksemme abessive Elenattamme Elenoittamme instructive — — comitative — Elenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elenanne Elenanne accusative nom. Elenanne Elenanne gen. Elenanne genitive Elenanne Elenoidenne Elenoittenne Elenainne rare partitive Elenaanne Elenoitanne inessive Elenassanne Elenoissanne elative Elenastanne Elenoistanne illative Elenaanne Elenoihinne adessive Elenallanne Elenoillanne ablative Elenaltanne Elenoiltanne allative Elenallenne Elenoillenne essive Elenananne Elenoinanne translative Elenaksenne Elenoiksenne abessive Elenattanne Elenoittanne instructive — — comitative — Elenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Elenansa Elenansa accusative nom. Elenansa Elenansa gen. Elenansa genitive Elenansa Elenoidensa Elenoittensa Elenainsa rare partitive Elenaansa Elenoitaan Elenoitansa inessive Elenassaan Elenassansa Elenoissaan Elenoissansa elative Elenastaan Elenastansa Elenoistaan Elenoistansa illative Elenaansa Elenoihinsa adessive Elenallaan Elenallansa Elenoillaan Elenoillansa ablative Elenaltaan Elenaltansa Elenoiltaan Elenoiltansa allative Elenalleen Elenallensa Elenoilleen Elenoillensa essive Elenanaan Elenanansa Elenoinaan Elenoinansa translative Elenakseen Elenaksensa Elenoikseen Elenoiksensa abessive Elenattaan Elenattansa Elenoittaan Elenoittansa instructive — — comitative — Elenoineen Elenoinensa

Statistics

• Elena is the 194^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 3,223 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,847 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Leena, aleen, alene, anele

German

Etymology

From Italian and Spanish Elena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlena/

• Audio (Austria):

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• Hyphenation: E‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena f (proper noun, genitive Elenas or (with an article) Elena)

1. a female given name, variant of Helene

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.le.na/
• Rhymes: -ɛlena
• Hyphenation: È‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen

Proper noun

Elena m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Further reading

• Elena on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[2]

Anagrams

• leena

Latvian

Etymology

Variant of Elēna, Helēna.

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

References

• [3] Population Register of Latvia: Elena was the only given name of 1071 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

Norwegian

Etymology

From Italian Elena and Spanish Elena.

Proper noun

Elena

1. a female given name of modern usage

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Helena

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlẽ.nɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈlẽ.nɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eˈle.na/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈle.nɐ/

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Ileana.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elena/, [ˈelena]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: E‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena f (diminutive Elenka or Elenôčka or Elka)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Elena
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	Elena	Eleny
genitive	Eleny	Elien
dative	Elene	Elenám
accusative	Elenu	Eleny
locative	Elene	Elenách
instrumental	Elenou	Elenami

Derived terms

Hypocoristics

• Ela
• Eluša
• Iľa
• Iľuša

Further reading

• “Elena”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlena/ [eˈle.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: E‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

Swedish

Etymology

From Italian and Spanish Elena.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Elena c (genitive Elenas)

1. a female given name of modern usage

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Elena.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeˈlena/ [ʔɛˈlɛː.n̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: E‧le‧na

Proper noun

Elena (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜈ)

1. a female given name from Spanish