International Variations of Helen
- Laina
- Hélène
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"light"Description:
French form of Helen
- Lelya
- Yalena
Origin:
Greek and Russian variation of HelenDescription:
Slavic twist on a classic.
- Nel
- Alenka
Origin:
Slovene diminutive of AlenaMeaning:
"bright and shining light"Description:
Nickname for Alena, a Helen variation, that can be heard in Eastern Europe.
- Olenka
- Alyena
Origin:
Variation of Yelena or HelenDescription:
One of the many international variations of the classic Helen.
- Elna
- Nelli
- Léana
- Alyiona
Origin:
Variation of Alyona, RussianMeaning:
"bright and shining light"Description:
A variant of Alyona, which itself originated as a nickname for Yelena, a variation of Helen.
- Gayla
- Lele
- Elen
- Lene
- Ellin
- Elenka
- Haliana
- Helli