See also: оленя

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old Church Slavonic Елена (Elena), from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɔˈɫɛnɐ]
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Proper noun

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Оле́на (Olénaf pers (genitive Оле́ни, nominative plural Оле́ни, genitive plural Оле́н)

  1. a female given name, Olena, equivalent to English Helen, Helena, or Lena

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “Олена”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka