Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a

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form of the

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name Helen, which is of uncertain origin.

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s of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena.

Notable people

Nobility

* Jelena Anžujska, Serbian Queen (d. 1314) * Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia (d. 1374) * Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Montenegrin princess and Queen of Italy * Jelena of Serbia, many Serbian consorts * Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary * Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman

Other people

* Jelena Agbaba, Serbian handball player * Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater *

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 * Yelena Bonner, Russian writer * Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player *

Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic ( sr, Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, writer, and former professional tennis player. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. ...

, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin * Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater *Jelena 'Gigi' Hadid, American model * Jelena Grubišić, Croatian handball player *

Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...

, Serbian tennis player *

Jelena Jensen __NOTOC__ Jelena Jensen (born October 7, 1981) is an American pornographic film actress, nude model, and webcam model. Early life Jensen was born in Los Angeles, California. She is of German descent. She attended Chapman University in Orange C ...

, American glamour model and pornstar *

Jelena Jovanova Jelena Jovanova Perić ( mk, Јелена Јованова Периќ; born 21 October 1984) is a Macedonian actress. Biography Jelena Jovanova was born in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Macedonian father from Štip and a Bosnian Serb mother from ...

, Macedonian actress *

Jelena Karleuša Jelena Karleuša ( sr-cyr, Јелена Карлеуша; born 17 August 1978) is a Serbian singer and media personality. Born and raised in Belgrade, she rose to prominence upon the release of her debut album ''Ogledalce'' in 1995, which was s ...

, Serbian singer *

Jelena Kovacevic 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. No ...

, Serbian-American engineering professor and dean *

Jelena Lavko Jelena Lavko ( sr-cyr, Јелена Лавко; née Živković; born 6 July 1991) is a Serbian handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Serbian national team. She was also capped several times for the Serbian national team and participat ...

, Serbian handball player *

Jelena Likhovtseva 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. No ...

, Russian tennis player *

Jelena McWilliams Jelena McWilliams (; born July 29, 1973) is a Serbian-American business executive and a former Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She was nominated to the position and to the FDIC Board of Directors by President Donald Trump ...

(Obrenic), Chairman of the

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(June 5, 2018) *

Jelena Milesic 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. No ...

, Artist * Jelena Mrdjenovich, Serbian-Canadian boxer *

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 Championsh ...

, Serbian volleyball player *

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 * Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player * Jelena Perepelkina, Russian wrestler * Jelena Porsanger (born 1967), Russian Sami ethnographer and university rector * Jeļena Prokopčuka, Latvian long-distance runner * Yelena Romanova, Russian long-distance runner * Jelena Rozga, Croatian singer *

Jelena Tripolski Jelena Tripolski (יילנה טריפולסקי; also "Yelena"; born November 18, 1967) is an Israeli former Olympic sport shooter. She is Jewish, immigrated to Israel, and is an electronic engineer. Shooting career Tripolski competed for Israel ...

(born 1967), Israeli Olympic sport shooter *

Elena Valova Elena Aleksandrovna Valova (russian: Елена Александровна Валова; born 4 January 1963) is a Russian former pair skater who competed internationally for the Soviet Union. With her then-husband Oleg Vasiliev, she is the 1 ...

, Russian figure skater *

Elena Vesnina Elena Sergeyevna Vesnina (born 1 August 1986) is a Russian former professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a four-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2013 French Open, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon C ...

, 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 * ...

, Yelena, Elena, Elaine,

Ellen Ellen is a female given name, a diminutive of Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elena and Helen. Ellen was the 609th most popular name in the U.S. and the 17th in Sweden in 2004. People named Ellen include: *Ellen Adarna (born 1988), Filipino actress *Ellen A ...

Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena, Alena

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Nobility

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