Alena is a
feminine
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given name
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from the origins
Russia and
Czechia.
People
Alena is a variant of
Helen. People with this name include:
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Saint Alena (died 640), born in Dilbeek, Belgium, and martyred c. 640
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Alena Douhan, Belarusian diplomat
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Alena Holubeva (born 1994), Belarusian basketball player
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Alena Martinovská, Czech actress, appearing in the 1954 film ''
Komedianti''
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Alena Matejka
Alena Matejka (also Alena Matějková; born 26 January 1966) is a Czech sculptor and glass designer. She also works with other materials, often in combination.
Education
Matejka was born in Jindřichův Hradec; she studied at the Secondary S ...
(Alena Matějková, born 1966), Czech sculptor and glass designer
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Alena Mazouka (born 1967), Belarusian long-distance runner
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Alena Mihulová (born 1965), Czech actress, married to director Karel Kachyňa
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Alena Šeredová (born 1978), Czech model
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Alena Vránová, Czech actress, appearing in the 1956 film ''Lost Children (1956 film)''
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Alena Vrzáňová (1931–2015), Czech athlete, figure skater
It is also a Catalan last name. People with this name include:
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Carles Aleñá (born 1998), Spanish footballer
Fiction
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Alena (Encantadia), a fictional character who possesses the Gem of Water on several Filipino telefantasyas
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Alena Vorshevsky, a fictional character from ''
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3''
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''Alena'' (1947 film), a 1947 Czech film
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''Alena'' (graphic novel), a Swedish graphic novel
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''Alena'' (2015 film), a 2015 Swedish film based on the graphic novel
Other uses
* ALENA (''Accord de libre-échange nord-américain'', lit. "Agreement of Free Trade, North American"), French acronym for the
North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA ; es, Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte, TLCAN; french: Accord de libre-échange nord-américain, ALÉNA) was an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States that crea ...
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''Alena'' (snakefly), a genus of
Raphidioptera snakeflies
See also
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Aleena (disambiguation)
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Alina (disambiguation) Alina is a female given name of Greek origin.
Alina may also refer to:
* ''Alina'' (film), a 1950 Italian drama film
* ''Alina'' (fungi), a genus of fungi in the family Alinaceae
* Alina (malware), a malware family targeting point-of-sale sys ...
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Alyona
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