Etymograph

English

Lena

Lena comes from Russian Лена, and goes back to Evenki Елюенэ ‘the Large River’.

  1. EvenkimodernЕлюенэJeljujenə‘the Large River’
  2. RussianmodernЛенаLena
  3. EnglishtodayLena

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. EvenkimodernЕлюенэJeljujenə‘the Large River’
  2. RussianmodernЛенаLena
  3. EnglishtodayLena

The story

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”).

Every English word from Evenki Елюенэ

Today it means

name A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Evenki Елюенэ / Lena

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