Olena
Encyclopedia
Olena is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name
Helen
. It is of Greek
origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light". Variants of the name Olena include: Alena, Elena, Lena, Lenya, Lenochka, Olinia, Olinija, Olenya, Olinda, Olina, Lina, Olinia, Olenka, Olenochka and Olinija.
Name
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Helen
Helen (disambiguation)
Helen may refer to:* Helen of Troy, from Greek mythology* Helen * Helen , a play by Euripides* Helen , a fictional supporting character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy...
. It is of Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light". Variants of the name Olena include: Alena, Elena, Lena, Lenya, Lenochka, Olinia, Olinija, Olenya, Olinda, Olina, Lina, Olinia, Olenka, Olenochka and Olinija.
People
- Olena DvornichenkoOlena Dvornichenko-Biography:Dvornichenko is Jewish, and was born in Ukraine.She and her teammates competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and placed 6th in the finals as a part of the Israeli National Rhythmic Gymnastic Team....
(born 1990), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast - Olena RonzhynaOlena RonzhynaOlena Ronzhyna-Morozova is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time Olympian.After having competed for the Unified Team in 1992 Ronzhyna was a member of the Ukrainian team, that claimed the silver medal in the Women's Quadruple Sculls in...
(born 1970), Ukrainian rower