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Elena

American  
[el-uh-nuh, uh-ley-nuh, e-le-nah] / ˈɛl ə nə, əˈleɪ nə, ɛˈlɛ nɑ /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


Example Sentences

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Allbritton attended Wesleyan University, where he met his wife, Elena, with whom he has three children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Justice Elena Kagan wrote a forceful memorandum outlining why using the shadow docket was a bad idea.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

“The message is that Russia always wins,” said sociologist Elena Koneva, founder and sociologist at ExtremeScan Research Collective.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan seemed the most willing to read that colloquy in Pitchford’s favor.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

“So will you go with me to talk to Elena or Oliver, once I figure out which one to talk to first?”

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks