Lena

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Lena

/ˈlɛ.nə/
/ˈli.na/

Where it comes from

The female name is from the Scandinavian, German and Russian pet form of Helena, Magdalena and Yelena (also spelled Elena).

The river in Yakutia is from Russian Лена (Lena), from Evenki Елюенэ (Jeljujenə, “the Large River”). Compare to Yakut Өлүөнэ (Ölüöne).

(Norwegian river): Probably related to Old Norse leir (“clay”) (see the references).

(Town in Toten): From Old Norse lein.

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.
A major river in Russia, flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean.
A municipality in Asturias, Spain.
A river in Trøndelag, Norway.
A town in Toten, Norway.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: lena river, helene, lina, wingo, helen, mrs, inga, angara, magdalena, combustible, madera, palos, ramas, cepas, sarza, retama

Translations

Every language

name female given name

Русский	Ле́на Léna, Еле́на Jeléna

name river in Russia

한국어	레나 강, 레나
日本語	レナ川 Rena-gawa, レナ
中文	勒拿河 Lèná Hé
हिन्दी	लेना lenā, लेना नदी lenā nadī
Português	Lena
Français	Léna
Deutsch	Lena
Ελληνικά	Λένας ποταμός Lénas potamós
Русский	Ле́на Léna
العربية	لِينَا līnā
עברית	לנה lena

name municipality in Asturias

Español	Lena

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APA

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@misc{lena_2026,
  title = {Lena},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lena},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}