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Gender Feminine
Usage German, Danish
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhɛ.la/(German)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Diminutive of names beginning with Hel, such as Helga or Helena.

Related Names

VariantsAlena, Ella, Lena, Lene, Leni(German) Ella, Elna, Helle, Lena, Lene(Danish)
Masculine FormsHelge(German) Helge(Danish)
Other Languages & CulturesHelena, Helene(Ancient Greek) Elen, Lena(Armenian) Elaine(Arthurian Cycle) Elene(Basque) Alena(Belarusian) Elena(Bulgarian) Helena(Catalan) Helena, Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Croatian) Helena, Helga, Ilona, Alena, Elen, Elena, Helenka, Ilonka, Lenka(Czech) Heleen, Helena, Helga, Eline, Heleentje, Lena(Dutch) Ellen, Helen, Helena, Elaina, Elaine, Elena, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lainey, Laney, Lena, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly(English) Aili, Elena, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Ilona, Jelena, Heli, Helle, Leena(Estonian) Aila, Aili, Elena, Eliina, Elina, Ellen, Helena, Helga, Helka, Ilona, Ella, Elli, Heleena, Heli, Laila, Leena, Lena, Nelli(Finnish) Hélène, Léna, Nelly(French) Elene, Lena(Georgian) Elena, Eleni, Lena(Greek) Helen, Helena, Helene(Greek Mythology) Heléna, Helga, Ilona, Ella, Ili, Ilike, Ilka, Ilonka, Léna(Hungarian) Helena, Helga(Icelandic) Léan(Irish) Elena, Ileana(Italian) Elīna, Helēna, Ilona, Jeļena, Elēna, Ina, Liene, Līna(Latvian) Elena, Ilona, Jelena(Lithuanian) Elena(Macedonian) Elin, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Helga, Eli, Eline, Ella, Elna, Hege, Helle, Laila, Lena, Lene(Norwegian) Helga(Old Norse) Helena, Ilona, Helenka, Lena(Polish) Helena, Helga, Lena(Portuguese) Elena, Ileana, Ilinca, Lenuța(Romanian) Elena, Yelena, Aliona, Alyona, Alyonka, Lena, Nelli(Russian) Áile, Láilá(Sami) Elene(Sardinian) Jelena, Ela, Jela, Jelica, Jelka(Serbian) Elena, Helena, Alena, Jela, Lenka(Slovak) Helena, Jelena, Alena, Alenka, Ela, Jelka(Slovene) Helena(Sorbian) Elena, Ileana(Spanish) Elin, Elina, Ellen, Helen, Helena, Helene, Helga, Ella, Elna, Laila, Lena, Nellie, Nelly(Swedish) Olena, Aliona, Alyona, Lena, Nelli(Ukrainian) Elen, Elin(Welsh)
Same SpellingHellä
User SubmissionHella

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Name Days

Estonia: August 18
Hungary: May 27

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Entry updated December 7, 2022