Lena
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lena"
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Lena
- 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
Derived terms edit
- Leaping Lena
- Pola de Lena (Spain)
Translations edit
female given name
river in Russia
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References edit
- Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN (etymology of Lensvik)
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Lena
- a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Lena f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Lena: Lenuson
- daughter of Lena: Lenudóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Lena |
Accusative | Lenu |
Dative | Lenu |
Genitive | Lenu |
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Lena
- a diminutive of the female given names Helena or Magdalena
Latin edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Lēna m sg (genitive Lēnae); first declension
- a male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Lēna |
Genitive | Lēnae |
Dative | Lēnae |
Accusative | Lēnam |
Ablative | Lēnā |
Vocative | Lēna |
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Lena
- a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lena f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Lena
- a diminutive of the female given name Milena
- a diminutive of the female given name Helena
- Lena (a major river in Russia)
Declension edit
Declension of Lena
Further reading edit
- Lena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Lena m
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Magdalena and Helena. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Lena c (genitive Lenas)
- a female given name
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 82 984 females with the given name Lena living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.