Jelena
Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Russian given name that is also used in Serbo-Croatian, Belarussian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovenian. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain etymology. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, and Alena.
Notable people
- Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater
- Yelena Bonner
- Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman
- Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary
- Elena Katina, Russian singer
- Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
- Elena Nurgalieva, Russian marathon runner
- Yelena Romanova, Russian long-distance runner
- Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia
- Jelena of Serbia, Yugoslav princess
- Jelena 'Gigi' Hadid, American model
- Elena Valova, Russian figure skater
- Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
- Elena Perepelkina, Russian wrestler
- Jelena Anžujska, Serbian Queen
- Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin
- Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater
- Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
- Jelena Jensen, American glamour model and pornstar
- Jelena Jovanova, Macedonian actress
- Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer
- Jelena Nikolić, Serbian volleyball player
- Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
- Jeļena Prokopčuka, Latvian long-distance runner
- Jelena Tripolski (born 1967), Israeli Olympic sport shooter
Related names
Helen, Helena, Yelena, Elena, Elaine, Ellen, Eleanor, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena
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