Meaning of the Name Lena

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning	Similiar Names
Alena	female	Greek, Slavic	pretty, light	Olena
Ellen	female	Hebrew	light, mercy	Ellyn, Elen, Elyn, Ellin, Elin, Elena
Farfalla	female	Italian	butterfly	Farfa, Faffa, Fafylena, Lena, Lina, Faffelina, Lyna, Fafelyna, Fafelina
Helen	female	Greek	bright one, torchlight	Helena, Helaine, Helene, Elin
Jelena	female	Russian	shining light	Yelena, Ielena, Elena, Laney, Lena
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Lena	female	Latin, Greek	alluring, temptress; light	Lina, Lenore, Leonore, Leonora, Leonne
Leonard	male	Old German	lion-hearted	Lennard, Lenard, Lennart, Leonardo, Leonhard, Leon, Leo, Lennie, Lenny, Len, Lénárd, Leonárd, Leó
Madeline	female	Hebrew	woman from Magdala, one who is elevated, a high tower	Marlene, Magdalene, Magdalen, Magdalena, Maigarena, Mayalen, Madeleine, Madleen, Madalynn, Madelynne, Madelaine, Madalena, Madelon, Madelyn, Madlin, Madigan, Marleen, Marlena, Marline, Maighdlin, Maudlin, Malina, Magda, Mady, Maddy, Maddie, Matty, Mala, Mae, May, Lena, Lene, Madeline,Magdaline, Maddalena
Marlene	female	German	child of light, bitter	Marlena, Marleen, Marline, Marly, Marlie, Marla, Lene, Lena
Melanie	female	Greek	dressed in black, dark	Melany, Melane, Melani, Melania, Melloney, Melonie, Melony, Milena, Melanya, Mellie, Melly, Mel, Mela
Melinda	female	Greek	gentle one	Malinda, Malina, Malinde, Malena, Melina, Minda, Mindy, Mallie, Mally, Linda, Lindy
Oralia	female	Latin, Hebrew	golden; light	Orel, Orelda, Oriole, Orlene, Orlena, Orpah, Oralee, Oralie, Oral, Ora, Orah, Oria, Orlie, Orly, Orabel
Selena	female	Greek	moon	Selina, Selene, Selinda, Selly, Sellie, Sela, Selia, Sena, Celena, Celina, Celene, Celie, Celia