Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a
Slavic given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. It is a
Slavicized form of the
Greek name
Helen, which is of uncertain origin.
Diminutive
A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...
s of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena.
Notable people
Nobility
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Jelena Anžujska
Helen of Anjou ( sr, Јелена Анжујска / Jelena Anžujska, ; c. 1235 – 8 February 1314) was the queen consort of the Serbian Kingdom, as the spouse of King Stefan Uroš I, who ruled from 1243 to 1276. Their sons were later Serbian ...
, Serbian Queen (d. 1314)
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Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374)
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Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy
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Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts
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Jelena Urošević Vukanović
Helena of Serbia ( sr, Јелена/Jelena, hu, Ilona; b. after 1109 – after 1146) was Queen consort of Hungary, Queen of Hungary as the wife of Béla II of Hungary, King Béla II. After her husband's death, she governed Hungary as regent ...
, Queen consort of Hungary
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Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman
Other people
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Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player
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Elena Berezhnaya
Elena Viktorovna Berezhnaya (russian: Елена Викторовна Бережная, born 11 October 1977) is a Russian former pair skater. With partner Anton Sikharulidze, she is the 1998 and 1999 World champion, 1998 Olympic silver medali ...
, Russian figure skater
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Jelena Blagojević
Jelena Blagojević (born 1 December 1988) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She plays for Serbia women's national volleyball team. She competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics. She is tall. She plays for KS DevelopRes Rzeszów.
Achieveme ...
, Serbian volleyball player
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Yelena Bonner, Russian writer
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Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player
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Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin
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Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater
*Jelena
'Gigi' Hadid, American model
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Jelena Grubišić, Croatian handball player
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Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
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Jelena Jensen, American glamour model and pornstar
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Jelena Jovanova, Macedonian actress
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Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer
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Jelena Kovacevic, Serbian-American engineering professor and dean
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Jelena Lavko, Serbian handball player
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Jelena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
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Jelena McWilliams (Obrenic), Chairman of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (June 5, 2018)
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Jelena Milesic, Artist
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Jelena Mrdjenovich, Serbian-Canadian boxer
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Jelena Nikolić
Jelena Nikolić ( sr-cyrl, Јелена Николић; born 13 April 1982) is a retired Serbian volleyball player, playing as a wing-spiker. She was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championshi ...
, Serbian volleyball player
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Jelena Nurgalieva Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena.
Not ...
, Russian marathon runner
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Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
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Jelena Perepelkina, Russian wrestler
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Jelena Porsanger (born 1967), Russian Sami ethnographer and university rector
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Jeļena Prokopčuka, Latvian long-distance runner
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Yelena Romanova, Russian long-distance runner
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Jelena Rozga, Croatian singer
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Jelena Tripolski (born 1967), Israeli Olympic sport shooter
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Elena Valova, Russian figure skater
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Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
Related names
Helen,
Helena
Helena may refer to:
People
*Helena (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Katri Helena (born 1945), Finnish singer
*Helena, mother of Constantine I
Places
Greece
* Helena (island)
Guyana
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Yelena,
Elena,
Elaine,
Ellen,
Eleanor, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena, Alena
See also
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Jelena (TV series)
''Jelena'' (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Јелена'') is the first Serbian telenovela ever shot. Series is shot for BK TV by PowerHouse Entertainment owned by Saša D. Karić.
Plot
Belgrade in the 70's. Jelena, the daughter of a high ranked politic ...
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