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Lena

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Lena: English, Scottish, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian, diminutive of various names ending in lena Lena's Popularity in 2012: #360
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This pet form of Helena, long used as anindependent name, is attracting notice again as an option both multicultural and simple, though grandparents may recall the odious comics character Lena the Hyena. A past inspiration might be the lovely singer Lena Horne, a contemporary one is the hot creator of and actress in Girls, Lena Dunham.

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Famous People Named Lena

Lena Horne, American actress and singer
Lena Dunham, American actress and filmmaker
Lena Headey, English actress

Pop Culture References for the Name Lena

Lina (spelled with an 'I') Mayfleet, protagonist of "The City of Ember".

Lena the Hyena, character from the "Li'l Abner" universe.

Lena Sayers, character in the anime series My-Otome.

Lena Kaligaris, character from the film The SisterHood of the Traveling Pants.

Lena Grove, character from Light in August.

Magdelena "Lena" Haloway/Tiddle, character from Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver.

Lena Duchannes main character in the book series The Caster Chronicles and the film Beautiful Creatures.

Nicknames & Variations for Lena

Leena, Leina, Lina

Lena's International Variations

Leni (Dutch)

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