Lena is a female given name, usually meaning “light”, “bright” and “shining”. Lena is popular in Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Swedish, French, Finnish, and was the most popular name for girls born in Poland in 2013.[1]

Lena
Pronunciation/ˈlnə, ˈlɛnə, ˈlnə/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/name
Arabic
German
Hebrew
Dutch
Russian
MeaningThe ray of light
Other names
Variant form(s)Leena, Lenna, Leana, Lina, Lene, Lenka
Nickname(s)Nana, Len, Lin, Lean
DerivedHelena

People with the given name

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  • Jennie Lena, stage name of Jennie Willemstijn (born 1977), Dutch singer and songwriter
  • Lena Asmus, nickname of Helene Asmus (born 1982), Russian and German rhythmic gymnast
  • Lena Blackburne, nickname of Russell Aubrey Blackburne (1886 – 1968), American baseball infielder, manager, coach, and scout
  • Lena Brogren, nickname of Ulla-Britt Brogren (1929 – 2005), was a Swedish actress
  • Lena Connell, stage name of Adelin Beatrice Connell, also known professionally as Beatrice Cundy, (1875 – 1949), British suffragette and a well-known photographer
  • Lena Crittenden/Lee Crittenden, pennames of Lela E. Buis, American speculative fiction writer, playwright, poet and artist
  • Lena d'Água, stage name of Helena Maria de Jesus Águas (born 1956), Portuguese singer
  • Lena Farugia, stage name of Nicolina Elizabeth Farruggia (1951 – 2019), American-born South African actress, screenwriter, director and producer
  • Lena Hall, stage name of Celina Consuela Gabriella Carvajal (born 1980), American actress and singer
  • Lena Herzog, stage name of Elena Herzog (née Pisetski; born 1970), Russian-American visual artist and photographer
  • Lena Kang, stage name of Kang Re-Na (born 2002), South Korean singer, former member of K-Pop group GWSN
  • Lena Katina, stage name of Elena Sergeevna Katina (born 1984), Russian singer
  • Lena Michaëlis, nickname of Helena Cornelia Michaëlis (1905 – 1982), Dutch discus thrower
  • Lena Milman, nickname of Angelena Frances Milman (1862-1914), British translator, critic and architectural historian
  • Lena Neuner, nickname of Magdalena Neuner (married name Magdalena Holzer; born 1987), German biathlete
  • Lena Ovchynnikova, nickname of Oléna Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova (born 1987), Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist
  • Lena Oxton, fictional Overwatch character, known as Tracer (Overwatch)
  • Lena Park, stage name of Park Jung-hyun (born 1976), Korean singer, also known as Park Jung Hyun (박정현)
  • Lena Philipsson, stage name of Maria Magdalena Philipsson (born 1966), Swedish singer, also known as "Lena Ph"
  • Lena Piskun, nickname of Elena Mikhaylovna Piskun (born 1978), Belarusian artistic gymnast
  • Lena Purcell, nickname of Samuelene Purcell (1898 – 1982), New Zealand shop assistant and trade unionist
  • Lena Rice, nickname of Helena Bertha Grace Rice (1866 – 1907), Irish tennis player
  • Lena Ruru, nickname of Rina Matewai Ruru (1902 – 1977), New Zealand community leader, sportswoman, pianist and Māori welfare worker
  • Lena Styles, nickname of William Graves Styles (1899 – 1956), American baseball catcher
  • Lena Tretyakova, stage name of Elena Nikolaevna Tretyakova (born 1988), Russian singer

Fictional characters

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See also

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