# Elena

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #10,357

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Italian, Spanish, or Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a matronymic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Elena, cognate to English Helen.

## Easily confused with
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-even)
- **Ella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-ella)
- **Elsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-elsa)
- **elon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-elon)
- **Etna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-etna)
- **event** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-event)
- **ellen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-ellen)
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-eliza)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-elisa)
- **enema** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-enema)
- **evens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-evens)
- **elven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elena-vs-elven)
- **een** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/een-vs-elena)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ele-vs-elena)
- **EEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eea-vs-elena)
- **Eden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eden-vs-elena)
- **Edna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edna-vs-elena)
- **Elba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elba-vs-elena)
- **Eben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eben-vs-elena)
- **elect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elect-vs-elena)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eelna`, `elean`, `elenna`, `ellena`, `elnea`, `leena`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elena