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Meaning and origin
Lena is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `alluring, temptress, light `.


Where is it used?
The name Lena is mainly used in Scandinavian, German and in Russian.

It is an abbreviated form of
Elena, used in Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and in Romanian.
Magdalena, used in German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and in Polish.
Helena, used in German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish and in Finnish.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Helen (In English)


See also
In Russian: Yelena
In Russian: Alyona
In Portuguese: Madalena
In German, English and in the bible: Magdalene


What Lena`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Lena:
   Its unique and simple
   The worst thing about the name:
   People pronouncing it wrongly
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   Ashley like my daughter
   Extra information:
   Young babies learn to pronounce the name very fast
2. The best thing about the name Lena:
   unique, pretty
   The worst thing about the name:
   people mess up spelling, pronunciation
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   audrina
   Extra information:
   its getting more popular from lena dunham and lena in beautiful creatures
3. The best thing about the name Lena:
   Its uniqe
   The worst thing about the name:
   hmmm,nothing
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   id take Sara
   Extra information:
   nuh
4. The best thing about the name Lena:
   Simple and elegant name
   The worst thing about the name:
   Often mispronounced and misspelled.
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   It'd be Alison
   Extra information:
   NOBODY EVER PRONOUNCES IT RIGHT!!!
5. The best thing about the name Lena:
   It's unique.
   The worst thing about the name:
   People pronounce it wrong.
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   It would be Jamie.
   Extra information:
   
6. The best thing about the name Lena:
   It was easy to learn when i was younger
   The worst thing about the name:
   Having people always mispronouncing it.
   If my name wasn`t Lena....:
   it would have been Ashely
   Extra information:
   Its a very cute name i believe, but also you hear alot of ole and lena jokes from the older generation

More `Lena` links
Lena as abbreviation
Actors named Lena
Lena in the encyclopedia