Leena name - Meaning of Leena
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 1
- Usage
- Finnish, Estonian, Greek
- Pronounced
- LEE-nah
- Leena Meaning
- Finnish and Estonian short form of Helena or Matleena. Leena is a Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Helena, or Helen. Helen originates in Greek language and means "torch of light". In Greek mythology, Helen is a famous figure, known as Helen of Troy. She was a daughter of Zeus, described as a beautiful woman. Her abduction by Paris triggered off a series of events which finally ended in the Trojan War. In Christianity, Saint Helena is the one who found the relics of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. Throughout centuries, Helen has been one of the most popular feminine given names.
Leena Related Names
Variants: Ella, Heli (Finnish), Lena
Other Languages: Shelena (African American), Helena, Helene (Ancient Greek), Maialen (Basque), Magdalene (Biblical), Magdalene (Biblical Greek), Magdalene (Biblical Latin), Elena, Magdalena, Magdalina (Bulgarian), Helena, Jelena, Magdalena, Elena, Jela, Jelka, Magda, Majda, Manda (Croatian), Helena, Magdaléna, Magdalena, Alena, Lenka, Magda (Czech), Elin, Helena, Helene, Magdalene, Magdalone, Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene, Lone, Magda, Malene (Danish), Heleen, Helena, Magdalena, Heleentje, Magda (Dutch), Ellen, Helen, Helena, Madeleine, Madeline, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalene, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Hellen, Lena, Madalyn, Maddie, Maddy, Madelaine, Madelina, Madelyn, Madilyn, Madlyn, Madoline, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly (English), Hélène, Madeleine, Magali, Madeline, Magalie (French), Elene (Georgian), Elena, Helena, Helene, Magdalena, Magdalene, Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni, Magda (German), Elene, Eleni (Greek), Helen, Helena, Helene (Greek Mythology), Heléna, Magdaléna, Magdolna, Duci (Hungarian), Léan, Madailéin (Irish), Elena, Maddalena, Lena (Italian), Helēna, Jeļena (Latvian), Elena (Lithuanian), Elena, Magdalena (Macedonian), Elin, Helena, Helene, Magdalena, Eli, Ella, Lena, Lene, Magda, Malene, Malin (Norwegian), Magali, Magdalena (Occitan), Helena, Magdalena, Lena, Magda (Polish), Helena, Madalena, Lena, Magda (Portuguese), Elena, Ileana, Mădălina, Magdalena, Lenuța, Magda (Romanian), Elena, Yelena, Alyona, Lena (Russian), Jelena, Magdalena, Jela, Jelka, Manda (Serbian), Helena, Magdaléna, Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Helena, Jelena, Magdalena, Alena, Alenka, Elena, Jela, Jelica, Jelka, Majda (Slovene), Elena, Ileana, Magdalena, Iliana, Malena (Spanish), Elin, Elina, Helena, Helene, Magdalena, Ella, Lena, Magda, Malena, Malin (Swedish), Olena, Lesya (Ukrainian), Elen, Elin (Welsh)
Leena Celebrities
Leena Krohn - writer,
