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yelena

/jˈɛlɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
ye-le-na
IPA
/jˈɛlɪnə/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Еле́на (Eléna), equivalent to Helen.

Etymology

From Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helena.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Yelenas (plural) Jelena (alternative) Elena (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce yelena?
The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɛlɪnə/.
What does yelena mean?
A transliteration of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, or Russian female given name Еле́на (Eléna), equivalent to Helen.
Where does yelena come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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