Lena
English
Etymology
The female name is from the Scandinavian, German and Russian pet form of Helena, Magdalena and Yelena (also spelled Elena).
The river in Yakutia is from RussianCategory:English terms borrowed from Russian#LENACategory:English terms derived from Russian#LENA Лена (Lena), from EvenkiCategory:English terms derived from Evenki#LENA Елюенэ (Jeljujenə, “the Large River”). Compare to Yakut Өлүөнэ (Ölüöne).
(Norwegian river): Probably related to Old Norse leir (“clay”) (see the references).
(Town in Toten): From Old NorseCategory:English terms derived from Old Norse#LENA lein.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
LenaCategory:English lemmas#LENACategory:English proper nouns#LENACategory:English uncountable nouns#LENACategory:English entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
- A female given name from Ancient GreekCategory:English given names#LENACategory:English female given names#LENACategory:English female given names from Ancient Greek#LENA.
- A major river in RussiaCategory:en:Rivers in Russia#LENACategory:en:Places in Russia#LENA, flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean.
- A municipality in Asturias, SpainCategory:en:Municipalities of Asturias, Spain#LENACategory:en:Places in Asturias, Spain#LENACategory:en:Places in Spain#LENA.
- A river in Trøndelag, NorwayCategory:en:Rivers in Trøndelag, Norway#LENACategory:en:Rivers in Norway#LENACategory:en:Places in Trøndelag, Norway#LENACategory:en:Places in Norway#LENA.
- A town in Toten, NorwayCategory:en:Towns in Norway#LENACategory:en:Places in Norway#LENA.
Derived terms
- Leaping Lena
- Pola de Lena (Spain)
Translations
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References
- Jørn Sandnes; Ola Stemshaug (1997), Norsk stadnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN (etymology of Lensvik)
Anagrams
Category:English 2-syllable words#LENACategory:English female given names from Hebrew#LENADanish
Proper noun
LenaCategory:Danish lemmas#LENACategory:Danish proper nouns#LENACategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
- a female given nameCategory:Danish given names#LENACategory:Danish female given names#LENA derived from Helena and Magdalena
Faroese
Proper noun
Lena fCategory:Faroese lemmas#LENACategory:Faroese proper nouns#LENACategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Faroese feminine nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
Usage notes
Matronymics
- Lena's son: Lenuson
- Lena's daughter: Lenudóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Lena |
| accusative | Lenu |
| dative | Lenu |
| genitive | Lenu |
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lena f (proper noun, genitive Lenas or (with an article) Lena)Category:German lemmas#LENACategory:German proper nouns#LENACategory:German entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:German feminine nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
- a female given name, variant of Magdalena or HelenaCategory:German given names#LENACategory:German female given names#LENA, popular in the 1990s
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Latin entries#LENA
Proper noun
Lēna m sg (genitive Lēnae)Category:Latin lemmas#LENACategory:Latin proper nouns#LENACategory:Latin first declension nouns#LENACategory:Latin masculine nouns in the first declension#LENACategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Latin masculine nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA; first declension
- a male given nameCategory:Latin given names#LENACategory:Latin male given names#LENA, character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
Norwegian
Proper noun
LenaCategory:Norwegian lemmas#LENACategory:Norwegian proper nouns#LENACategory:Norwegian entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
- a female given nameCategory:Norwegian given names#LENACategory:Norwegian female given names#LENA derived from Helena and Magdalena
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lena fCategory:Polish lemmas#LENACategory:Polish proper nouns#LENACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Polish feminine nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
- a female given name, equivalent to English LenaCategory:Polish given names#LENACategory:Polish female given names#LENA
- a diminutive of the female given name MilenaCategory:Polish given names#LENACategory:Polish female given names#LENACategory:Polish diminutives of female given names#LENA
- a diminutive of the female given name HelenaCategory:Polish given names#LENACategory:Polish female given names#LENACategory:Polish diminutives of female given names#LENA
- Lena (a major river in Russia)Category:pl:Rivers in Russia#LENACategory:pl:Places in Russia#LENA
Declension
Further reading
- “Lena”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
Portuguese
Proper noun
Lena mCategory:Portuguese lemmas#LENACategory:Portuguese proper nouns#LENACategory:Portuguese uncountable proper nouns#LENACategory:Portuguese proper nouns with irregular gender#LENACategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Portuguese masculine nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
Swedish
Etymology
Short form of Magdalena and Helena. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lena c (genitive Lenas)Category:Swedish lemmas#LENACategory:Swedish proper nouns#LENACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#LENACategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#LENACategory:Pages with entries#LENACategory:Pages with 9 entries#LENA
Derived terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 82 984 females with the given name Lena living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1950s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.