- Lena (name)
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Lena Pronunciation Lay nuh
Lee nuhGender Female Origin Word/Name Russian
GreekMeaning palm tree The name Lena comes from the endings of Alina and Helena. In Hebrew it means Woman of Magdala, in Arabic it means tender and in Greek it means sun ray or moonlight. Also, it has roots in Russian[citation needed] and Swedish. The name Lena is pronounced as LEE-nah, Leina, Lena or Lyna. The language of origin for this name is Arabic and Latin. The dictionary meaning of Lena in English language is "palm tree". Lena is the Diminutive or short form for names that end with –line such as Caroline, Adeline, Madeline etc. The name Lena also lies in the roots of the Scandinavian language. Scandinavian version for the name Helen is Lena. Here, it means "torch", metaphoric representation of something that shows light and leads the path. Lena is also used in Italian surnames such as Della Lena. This surname is derived from the mother's first name, Maddalena, if the father is unknown.
Lena is a short form of Elena (name) in Romanian and Russian.
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Other variants
Similar to Lena is Lenka a nickname of Magdalena and Helena.
Name Day
- Czech: 21 February
- Slovak: 4 June
- Swedish: 18 August
- Polish: 10 November
People named Lena
- Lena Burke, Cuban singer and actress
- Lena Abhilash, Malayalam actress
- Lena Chamamyan, Syrian singer
- Lena Eriksson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Lena Gercke, German model
- Lena Headey, British actress
- Lena Horne (1917–2010), American singer and actress
- Lena Katina, Russian singer, member of t.A.T.u.
- Lena Karpinsky, Canadian artist
- Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Lena Paparigopoulou, Greek fashion model
- Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, also known as "Lena Ph" (real name - Maria Magdalena Filipsson)
- Lena Soderberg (Söderberg), Playmate
- Lena or Lenna, the famous image of Lena Söderberg used in digital image processing
- Lena Yada, American model, professional wrestler, actress and professional tandem surfer
- Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999), Scottish singer
- Lena Abbas, British/Sudanese artist and illustrator (www.lenaabbas.com)
People named Lene
- Lene Alexandra, Norwegian singer
- Lene Brøndum, Danish actress
- Lene Demsitz, Danish long jumper
- Lene Elise Bergum, Norwegian actress
- Lene Espersen, Danish politician
- Lene Hall, Barbadian model
- Lene Hau, Danish physicist
- Lene Kaaberbøl, Danish writer
- Lene Køppen, Danish badminton player
- Lene Lovich, Bosnian-American singer
- Lene Løseth, Norwegian alpine skier
- Lene Marlin, Norwegian singer
- Lene Nystrøm (born 1973), Norwegian singer (Aqua)
- Lene Outinen, Polish alternative model
- Lene Thiesen, Danish theatrist
Lena Kaligaris, character in sisterhood of the travelling pants series
People named Lenka
- Lenka Dusilová, Czech rock singer
- Lenka Filipová, Czech country singer
- Lenka Kripac, Australian actress and singer
- Lenka Hašková, Czech journalist, writer and author
- Lenka Kotková, Czech astronomer
- Lenka Kořínková, Czech actress and singer
- Lenka Lanczová Czech author
- Lenka Vlasáková, Czech actress
- Lenka Ouhrabková, Czech actress
- Lenka Reinerová, Czech author
- Lenka Šmídová, Czech yachtwoman
- Lenka Termerová, Czech actress
Categories:- Czech given names
- Feminine given names
- Russian feminine given names
- Scandinavian feminine given names
- Slovak given names
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