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.
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, Serbian volleyball player
Yelena Bonner, Russian writer
Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player
Jelena Dokić, 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, Serbian tennis player
Jelena Jovanova, Macedonian actress
Jelena Karleuša, Serbian singer
Jelena Kovacevic, Serbian-American engineering professor and dean
Jelena Lavko, Serbian handball player
Jelena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
Jelena McWilliams (Obrenic), Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (June 5, 2018) Jelena Milesic, Artist Jelena Mrdjenovich, Serbian-Canadian boxer Jelena Nikolić, Serbian volleyball player Jelena Nurgalieva, 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 (born 1967), Israeli Olympic sport shooter Elena Valova, Russian figure skater Elena Vesnina, Russian tennis player
Related names
Helen, Helena, Yelena, Elena, Elaine, Ellen, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena, Alena
See also
Jelena (TV series)