Jelena is a Slavic given name.
The name is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helena, and it signifies the word ‘Greek’ (Ελληνικά) meaning bright, light. Helena comes from Helios, meaning shining and sunlight. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenochka, Jeca, and Lenka.
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Notable people
Nobility
Saint Jelena of Serbia, 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 (disambiguation), 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
Jelena Blagojević, Serbian volleyball player
Jelena Brooks (Milovanović), Serbian basketball player
Jelena Čanković (born 1995), Serbian footballer
Jelena Čubrilo (born 1994), Serbian footballer
Jelena Dokić, Australian tennis player of Croatian and Serbian origin
Jelena Glebova, Estonian figure skater
Jelena 'Gigi' Noura 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 McWilliams (Obrenic), Serbian-American business executive
Jelena Mrdjenovich, Serbian-Canadian boxer
Jelena Nikolić, Serbian volleyball player
Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player
Jelena Porsanger (born 1967), Russian Sami ethnographer and university rector
Related names
Helen, Helena, Yelena, Elena, Elaine, Ellen, Alyona, Alyena, Aliena, Olyena, Alena