Олена

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See also: оленя

Ukrainian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Church Slavonic Елена (Elena), from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɫɛnɐ]
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Оле́на (Olénaf pers (genitive Оле́ни, nominative plural Оле́ни, genitive plural Оле́н)

  1. a female given name, Olena, equivalent to English Helen, Helena, or Lena

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Олена”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka