Jelena

Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Russian given name that is also used in Serbo-Croatian, Belarussian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovenian. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain etymology. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, and Alena.

Notable people

• Elena Berezhnaya, Russian figure skater
• Yelena Bonner
• Jelena Zrinski, Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman
• Jelena Urošević Vukanović, Queen consort of Hungary
• Elena Katina, Russian singer
• Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
• Elena Nurgalieva, Russian marathon runner
• Yelena Romanova, Russian long-distance runner
• Jelena of Bulgaria, Empress consort of Serbia
• Jelena of Serbia, Yugoslav princess
• Jelena 'Gigi' Hadid, American model
• Elena Valova, Russian figure skater
• Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
• Elena Perepelkina, Russian wrestler
• Jelena Anžujska, Serbian Queen
• Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin
• Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater
• Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
• Jelena Jensen, American glamour model and pornstar
• Jelena Jovanova, Macedonian actress
• Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer
• Jelena Nikolić, Serbian volleyball player
• Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
• Jeļena Prokopčuka, Latvian long-distance runner
• Jelena Tripolski (born 1967), Israeli Olympic sport shooter

Related names

Helen, Helena, Yelena, Elena, Elaine, Ellen, Eleanor, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena