Олена

See also: оленя

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic Елена (Elena), from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɫɛnɐ]
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Proper noun

Оле́на • (Oléna) f pers (genitive Оле́ни, nominative plural Оле́ни, genitive plural Оле́н)

  1. a female given name, Olena, equivalent to English Helen, Helena, or Lena

Declension

References

  1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Олена”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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