Lena

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.nə/, /ˈli.na/

Proper noun

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Lena

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A major river in Russia, flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean.
  3. A municipality in Asturias, Spain.
  4. A river in Trøndelag, Norway
  5. A town in Toten, Norway

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  • Jørn Sandnes, Ola Stemshaug (1997) Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN (etymology of Lensvik)

Anagrams

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Lena

  1. a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Lena f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Lena: Lenuson
  • daughter of Lena: Lenudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lena
Accusative Lenu
Dative Lenu
Genitive Lenu

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Lena

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Helena, Elena, or Magdalena

Latin

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

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Lēna m sg (genitive Lēnae); first declension

  1. a male given name, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Lēna
Genitive Lēnae
Dative Lēnae
Accusative Lēnam
Ablative Lēnā
Vocative Lēna

Norwegian

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Proper noun

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Lena

  1. a female given name derived from Helena and Magdalena

Polish

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lena f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Lena
  2. a diminutive of the female given name Milena
  3. a diminutive of the female given name Helena
  4. Lena (a major river in Russia)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Lena in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Proper noun

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Lena m

  1. Lena (a river in Siberia)

Swedish

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Etymology

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Short form of Magdalena and Helena. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lena c (genitive Lenas)

  1. a female given name

Derived terms

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References

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  • 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.

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