Lena (name)
| Lena or Leana or Lina | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Len nuh Lee nuh |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name |
Hebrew[1] Russian Greek Hindi |
| Meaning | sunlight / palm tree |
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Lena or "Leana" or "Lina" is a female given name. The name has evolved in different languages as a variation of several earlier names. In some derivations, Lena comes from the endings of Alina and Helena. Lena is also a diminutive or short form for names that end with -line, such as Caroline, Adeline, and Madeline. Leana is seen in Hindi, Russian and Swedish. The Scandinavian version for the name Helen is Lena; here, it means "torch", metaphorically representing 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 in Romanian and Russian. In Hebrew it means "Woman of Magdala", "Leana" in Hindi means "Sunlight", in Arabic it means "tender" or "devoted", and in Greek it means "sunlight" or "moonlight".
Popularity
Lena was the 1st most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013.[2]
Other variants
Similar to Lena or Leana is Lenka, a nickname of Magdalena and Helena. Leana is another variant of Lena.
Name day
- Czech: 21 February
- Serbia (Vojvodina Slovaks): 21 February
- Greek: 21 May
- Hindi: 7 July
- Slovak: 4 June
- Hungarian: 21 July
- Swedish: 18 August
- Polish: 10 November
- Russian: 3 June (21 May O.S.)
Notable people named Lena
- Lena Abhilash, Malayalam actress
- Lena Ackebo, Swedish comic creator
- Lena Åkesson, Swedish boxer
- Lena Anderssen, Faroese-Canadian singer-songwriter
- Lena Ashwell, British actress
- Lena Asplund, Swedish politician
- Lena Baker, African American maid
- Léna Balsan, French politician
- Lena Bergman, Swedish social services employee
- Lena Bergström, Swedish textiles and glass designer
- Lena Berntsson, Swedish athlete
- Lena Burke, Cuban singer and actress
- Lena Dunham, American filmmaker and actress
- Lena Eriksson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
- Lena Gercke, German model
- Lena Headey, British actress
- Lena Horne, American singer and actress
- Lena Katina, Russian singer
- Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Swedish politician
- Lena Lotzen, German Footballer
- Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer
- Lena Olin, Swedish actress
- Lena Ovchynnikova, Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Lena Paparigopoulou, Greek fashion model
- Lena Park, Korean singer, also known as Park Jung Hyun (박정현)
- Lena Philipsson, Swedish singer, also known as "Lena Ph"
- Lena Soderberg (Söderberg), Playmate
- Lena or Lenna, the famous image of Lena Söderberg used in digital image processing
- Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer
People named Lene
- Lene Alexandra, Norwegian singer
- 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, Norwegian singer
- Lene Thiesen, Danish theatrist
People named Lenka
- Lenka Dusilová, Czech rock singer
- Lenka Kripac, Australian actress and singer
- Lenka Kotková, Czech astronomer
- Lenka Reinerová, Czech author
- Lenka Vlasáková, Czech actress
Fictional characters named Lena
- Lena, a fictional character played by Marion Cotillard in the 2006 film Toi et Moi
- Lena Adams, character in the Grant County, Georgia series of books
- Lena Kaligaris, character in the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series of books
- Lena Duchannes, character in the Beautiful Creatures series of books
- Lena Haloway, character in the Delirium series of books by Lauren Oliver
- Lena Seguret, character in The Returned television show
- Lena Younger, character in the A Raisin In The Sun play
- The female protagonist in an Ole and Lena joke