English
Olena
Olena comes from Ukrainian Оле́на, and goes back to Ancient Greek Ἑλένη.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙλένη
- Old Church SlavonicmodernЕлена
- UkrainianmodernОле́наOléna
- EnglishtodayOlena
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἙλένη
- Old Church SlavonicmodernЕлена
- UkrainianmodernОле́наOléna
- EnglishtodayOlena
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *swel- ‘to shine, warm, smoulder, burn’
swell, methyl, ethyl, swollen, isopropyl, ethane, swill, phenyl, swole, 34 more
Today it means
name A female given name from Ukrainian, equivalent to English Helen.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Ἑλένη / Olena