Lena

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lena"

English

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Etymology

The female name is from the Scandinavian, German and Russian pet form of Helena, Magdalena and Yelena (also spelled Elena).

The river in Yakutia is from Russian Лена (Lena), from Evenki Елюенэ (Jeljujenə, “the Large River”). Compare to Yakut Өлүөнэ (Ölüöne).

(Norwegian river): Probably related to Old Norse leir (“clay”) (see the references).

(Town in Toten): From Old Norse lein.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.nə/, /ˈli.na/

Proper noun

Lena

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A major river in Russia, flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean.
  3. A municipality in Asturias, Spain.
  4. A river in Trøndelag, Norway
  5. A town in Toten, Norway

Derived terms

Translations

References

  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN (etymology of Lensvik)

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Lena

  1. a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena

Faroese

Proper noun

Lena f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Lena: Lenuson
  • daughter of Lena: Lenudóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Lena
accusative Lenu
dative Lenu
genitive Lenu

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lena

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Helena, Elena, or Magdalena

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Lēna m sg (genitive Lēnae); first declension

  1. a male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Lēna
genitive Lēnae
dative Lēnae
accusative Lēnam
ablative Lēnā
vocative Lēna

Norwegian

Proper noun

Lena

  1. a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena

Polish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lena f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Lena
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Milena
  3. a diminutive of the female given name Helena
  4. Lena (a major river in Russia)

Declension

Declension of Lena
singular plural
nominative Lena Leny
genitive Leny Len
dative Lenie Lenom
accusative Lenę Leny
instrumental Leną Lenami
locative Lenie Lenach
vocative Leno Leny

Further reading

  • Lena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lena m

  1. Lena (a river in Siberia)

Swedish

Etymology

Short form of Magdalena and Helena. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lena c (genitive Lenas)

  1. a female given name

Derived terms

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 82 984 females with the given name Lena living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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