Jelen or Jeleń ("

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

" in several

Slavic language The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto ...

s) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the

Senegambian The Senegambia (other names: Senegambia region or Senegambian zone,Barry, Boubacar, ''Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade'', (Editors: David Anderson, Carolyn Brown; trans. Ayi Kwei Armah; contributors: David Anderson, American Council of Le ...

name Jeleen, Gnilane, Nyillan, etc.

People

* Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, journalist * Alois Jelen (1801–1857), Czech composer * Antoni Jeleń (born 1964), Polish football player *

Ben Jelen Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characterized by near-st ...

(born 1979), Scottish-born American singer-songwriter *

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 *

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 * Josef Jelen (born 1914), Czech boxer * Marija Brenčič Jelen (1919–2000), Slovenian poet and writer *

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 * Rudolf Jelen (1876–1938), Czech sports shooter * Jelen (bumi), 15th-century West African monarch

Places

* Jeleń (disambiguation), places in Poland * Jelen, Nebraska, a community in the United States *

Jelen Do Jelen Do is a village in the municipality of Požega, western Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of ...

, Serbian village

Other

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 *

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 *

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

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Origin of the surname Yellen/Yellin
including as a Yiddish calque of Slavic Jelen; from the Dictionary of American Family Names (2022) {{surname, Jelen, Jeleń

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