Olena

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Olena, Olenna (Ukrainian: Олена) is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen. It is of Greek origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light". Variants of the name Olena include: Alena, Elena, Lena, Lenya, Lenochka, Olinia, Olinija, Olenya, Olinda, Olina, Lina, Olinia, Olenka, Olenochka and Olinija.

Notable people with the name include:

Olena Dvornichenko (born 1990), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Olena Ronzhyna (born 1970), Ukrainian rower
Olena Teliha, (1906–1942), Ukrainian poet and activist
Olena Chlopotnowa, (born 1963), Ukrainian long jumper

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