Alyona (russian: Алёна) is a
Russian
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female given name derived from the
Ancient Greek
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name , ''Helenē'' (dialectal variant: , ''Helena''). It can also be the short form of
Yelena Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian language, Russian form of Helen (given name), Helen, written Елена in Russian.
Notable people called Yelena
*Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in t ...
. Its colloquial forms are Alena, and Olena (Олёна). It can also be transliterated as "Aliona." Other variants include Helena and
Helen
Helen may refer to:
People
* Helen of Troy, in Greek mythology, the most beautiful woman in the world
* Helen (actress) (born 1938), Indian actress
* Helen (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
Places
* Helen, ...
. Notable people include:
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Alyona Alekhina, Russian-American snowboarder
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Alyona Lanskaya
Alyona Lanskaya ( be, Алена Ланская, Romanized: ''Alena Lanskaja''; russian: Алёна Ланская, Romanized: ''Alyona Lanskaya''; born 7 September 1985) is a Belarusian singer. In 2011, she won the Slavianski Bazaar Contest in ...
(born 1985), Belarusian singer
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Aljona Savchenko
Aljona Savchenko ( uk, Олена Валентинівна Савченко, ''Olena Valentynivna Savchenko''; German Romanization: ''Aljona Sawtschenko'', sometimes ''Aliona Savchenko''; born 19 January 1984) is a Ukrainian-born German pai ...
(born 1984), Ukrainian-born German pair skater
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Alyona Minkovski
Alyona Leonidovna Minkovski (russian: Алёна Леони́довна Минько́вская; born 30 January 1986) is a Russian American journalist, television host and commentator. In 2011, she was named on the Forbes 30 under 30 media li ...
(born 1986), Russian-American television
correspondent
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Alyona Alyona (born 1991), Ukrainian
rapper
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Alyona Shchennikova (born 2001), American gymnast of Russian heritage
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Alena Kostornaia
Alena Sergeyevna Kostornaia (russian: Алёна Сергеевна Косторная; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2020 European champion, the 2019–20 Grand Prix Final champion, a six-time Grand Prix medal ...
(born 2003), Russian figure skater
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