Jelena

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

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈleɪnə/, enPR: yĕl-āʹnə

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪnə

Jelena

1. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Blend of Justin +‎ Selena.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒəˈliːnə/, enPR: jə-lēʹnə

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːnə

Jelena

1. (slang) The couple consisting of celebrities Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
   • 2012 November 29, Brittany Lander, “Bieber BreakUp (Boo-Hoo)”, in Red & Black‎^[1], volume 104, number 11, Washington & Jefferson College, archived from the original on 26 February 2023, page 17:

     “Jelena” ended their almost two year relationship just a week ago when, as reports state, Justin wouldn't “be her boyfriend” any more.

   • 2013, Nadia Higgins, Justin Bieber: Pop and R & B Idol, Lerner Publications Company, →ISBN, page 26:

     By fall 2011, “Jelena”—the cosmically cute combo of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez—was official.

   • 2014 January 8, “Trending”, in The Michigan Daily‎^[2], University of Michigan, page 3B:

     On Jan. 4, Justin Bieber posted a picture — an usie — on Instagram of him and Selena Gomez, captioned “Love the way you look at me.” Only time and paparazzi will tell if Jelena will once again go strong.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Jelena.

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjelenɑ/

Jelena (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen

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Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helena.

• IPA^(key): /ˈjelenɑ/, [ˈje̞le̞nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elenɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Je‧le‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): Je‧le‧na

Jelena

1. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen

• ajelen, alejen

Borrowed from Russian Еле́на (Jeléna), from Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Doublet of Helene.

• IPA^(key): /jeˈleːna/

Jelena f (genitive Jelenas or Jelena)

1. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Еле́на (Jeléna), equivalent to Helen.

Borrowed from Russian Елена (Jelena).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈjelenɑ/, [ˈje̞lʲe̞n]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈjeleːnɑ/, [ˈje̞lˑe̝ːnɑ]
• Rhymes: -elen, -eleːnɑ
• Hyphenation: Je‧le‧na

Jelena

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 104

From Latin Helena, from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).

Jelena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Helen

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈjɛlɛna/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈjɛlɛna/

Jelena f

1. a female given name

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Jelena”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

• IPA^(key): /jělena/

Jèlena f (Cyrillic spelling Јѐлена)

1. a female given name

• “Jelena”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /jɛléːna/

Jelẹ̑na f

1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Helen or Ellen