Jelen or Jeleń ("
deer" in several
Slavic languages) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the
Senegambian name Jeleen, Gnilane, Nyillan, etc.
People
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Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, journalist
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Alois Jelen (1801–1857), Czech composer
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Antoni Jeleń (born 1964), Polish football player
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Ben Jelen (born 1979), Scottish-born American singer-songwriter
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Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, w ...
(born 1965), German tennis player
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Ireneusz Jeleń
Ireneusz Jeleń (; born 9 April 1981) is a retired Polish footballer who played as a right-winger or striker for the Poland national football team.
Club career
Jeleń was born in Cieszyn. From 2002 to 2006 he played for Wisła Płock in the ...
(born 1981), Polish football player
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Josef Jelen (born 1914), Czech boxer
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Marija Brenčič Jelen (1919–2000), Slovenian poet and writer
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Mateusz Jeleń
Mateusz Jeleń (born 18 September 1988 in Kraków) is a Polish midfielder who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Cracovia
Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one ...
(born 1988), Polish football player
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Rudolf Jelen
Rudolf Jelen (27 January 1876 – 10 March 1938) was a Czechoslovak sports shooter. He competed for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics and the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924) ...
(1876–1938), Czech sports shooter
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Jelen (bumi)
Jeleen Yatta Ntanye, more commonly known as Jelen, Jeléen, or Bemoim, was a buumi of the Jolof Empire who attempted to take control of the state with help from the Portuguese in the late 15th century.
Background
Jeleen was a member of the Ndi ...
, 15th-century West African monarch
Places
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Jeleń (disambiguation) Jeleń may refer to the following places:
*Jeleń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
*Jeleń, Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland)
*Jeleń, Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland)
*Jeleń, Lubusz Voivodeship (west Poland)
*Jeleń, Pome ...
, places in Poland
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Jelen, Nebraska, a community in the United States
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Jelen Do, Serbian village
Other
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Jelen pivo
Jelen beer ( sr-cyr, Јелен пиво, ) is a pale lager produced by the Apatin Brewery from Serbia that belongs to American-Canadian concern Molson Coors. It contains 4,6% alcohol and belongs to the class of light lagers. Jelen has won various ...
, a Serbian brand of beer
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Jelen Pivo Live
Jelen Pivo Live was a musical event held in Belgrade, Serbia from 2006 to 2012 in order to promote the Apatin Brewery brand Jelen pivo. The first Jelen Pivo Live was organized as a festival featuring only Serbian rock acts, but the following year ...
, musical event
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Jelen (band)
Jelen or Jeleń ("deer" in several Slavic languages) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the Senegambian name Jeleen, Gnilane, Nyillan, etc.
People
* Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, ...
, Czech music group
See also
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Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
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Yellen
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Yellin
External links
Origin of the surname Yellen/Yellin including as a Yiddish calque of Slavic Jelen; from the Dictionary of American Family Names (2022)
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