Alena: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Alena – Meaning: light (as a form of Helena) – Origin: Slavic – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: uh-LEE-nuh


Alena is a Slavic girl's name meaning “light (as a form of Helena)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Alena

Meaning: Light (as a form of Helena).

Origin: Slavic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Alena

Phonetic: uh-LEE-nuh   IPA: /əˈliːnə/

Popularity of Alena

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1891–2024.

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