Lena (name)

Lena, Leni is a female first name.

Origin and Meaning

Lena is a short form of various female first name as Magdalena and Helena. The name Lena comes from the Greek. He goes to the word " hele " = "sunshine" back ( = Helios Greek Sun God ), and thus means "the Shining ", " torch ", " gloss " or "the sun the same ." Helena in Greek mythology, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda.

Also, there is still the name in the Hebrew " Magdalena ", which means " tower ". Mary Magdalene was known as the most faithful disciple of Jesus and also witness to the resurrection. In Latin "lena ", the name means " matchmaker ".

Variants

  • International: Lena, Lena, Leni
  • Finnish Leena
  • Estonian Lenna
  • Upper Sorbian: Lejna, Lenka, Lenka
  • Czech Lenka
  • Hungarian Lenke

Dissemination

  • Common in Scandinavia
  • The name Lena was the mid-seventies popular in Germany. Since 1994, the name is among the most awarded ten girls name of each vintage.

Name-day

Name day is August 18 or July 22.

Famous names winners

Lena

  • Lena Christ (1881-1920), Bavarian writer
  • Lena Ek (born 1958 ), Swedish politician
  • Lena Eliasson ( b. 1981 ), Swedish orienteer
  • Lena Gercke (* 1988), German Model
  • Lena Hasselström, Swedish ski - orienteer
  • Lena Headey (born 1973 ), British actress
  • Lena Horne (1917-2010), American singer and actress
  • Lena Ladig (* 1994), German actress
  • Lena Meyer -Landrut (* 1991), German singer
  • Lena Müller ( * 1987), German rower
  • Lena Noreses (* 1994), Namibian football player and sprinter
  • Lena Olin ( b. 1955 ), Swedish actress
  • Lena Philipsson (born 1966 ), Swedish pop singer
  • Lena Valaitis (* 1943), German singer
  • Lena Zavaroni (1963-1999), British singer

Leni

  • Leni Björklund ( born 1944 ), Swedish Social Democratic politician
  • Leni Fischer ( * 1935), German educator and politician (CDU )
  • Leni Hoffmann (born 1962 ), German professor of Fine Arts
  • Leni Junker (1905-1997), German sprinter
  • Leni Larsen Kaurin ( born 1981 ), Norwegian football player
  • Leni Riefenstahl (1902-2003), German dancer, actress, film director and photographer
  • Leni Schmidt (1906-1985), German sprinter
  • Leni Stern ( born 1952 ), German jazz guitarist, singer and pianist
  • Leni Statz (* 1929), German humorist and children's voices - impersonator

Lene

  • Lene Brøndum ( b. 1947 ), Danish actress
  • Lene Espersen (born 1965 ), Danish economist and politician
  • Lene Hau ( born 1959 ), Danish physicist
  • Lene Løseth ( born 1986 ), Norwegian skier
  • Lene Lovich ( born 1949 ), American singer
  • Lene Marlin ( born 1980 ), Norwegian pop singer

Lenna

  • Lenna Kuurmaa ( born 1985 ), Estonian singer, actress and member of the group Vanilla Ninja

Fictional people and arts

  • The protagonist of Leni ( Leni ... must go ), German film from 1993
  • The protagonist of " Lena 1959" The love of the sea and of death (Lena Venus). Roman Ritter eagle of the year 2012
Helen of Troy Hungarian language
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