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Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old Church Slavonic Елена (Elena), from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Оле́на • (Oléna) f pers (genitive Оле́ни, nominative plural Оле́ни, genitive plural Оле́н)
- a female given name, Olena, equivalent to English Helen, Helena, or Lena
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Елена (Jelena)
- A transliteration of the Belarusian female given name Алена (Aljena)
Declension
References
- ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Олена”, in Етимологічний словник української мови (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka