Alena is a feminine given name. It may be either derived from the name Helene or as a diminutive form of ' Magdalena'. In the Balkans, this particular spelling of the name is predominantly found among the peoples of the former Yugoslav nations, specifically among the Bosniaks and Croats.Name Alena.
/ref> This region also has a male equivalent: Alen. The name is also found in the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic,

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

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Alyona Alyona () or Aliona is a Russian female given name derived from the Ancient Greek name , ''Helenē'' (dialectal variant: , ''Helena''). See " Helen" for its history. For a long time it was considered to be a colloquial variant of the name Elena . D ...

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Saint Alena Alena, also known as Alène
Accessed 2012-05-10. or Alina,

(died 640), Christian saint *

Alena Antalová Alena Antalová (born 28 July 1972) is a Slovak actress. Biography Alena Antalová was born on 28 July 1972 in Bratislava. Her grandfather was the Slovak National Theatre scenographer Ladislav Vychodil. She studied musical acting at Janá� ...

(born 1972), Slovak actress *

Alena Douhan Alena Douhan () is a Belarusian legal scholar. She was appointed United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights on 25 March 2020. When appointed, she was a professor o ...

, Belarusian diplomat *

Alena Holubeva Alena Holubeva (, born 4 April 1994), is a Belarusian basketball player for Olimpia Grodno and the Belarusian national team. Holubeva was also known as Alena Karasevich, after she married basketball player Pavel Karasevich. She participated a ...

(born 1994), Belarusian basketball player *

Alena Kostornaia Alena Sergeevna Kostornaia (; her first name is properly pronounced Alyona as the Yo (Cyrillic), Cyrillic ё is pronounced yo; born 24 August 2003) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2020 European Figure Skating Championships, 2020 European ...

(born 2003), Russian figure skater *

Alena Matejka Alena Matejka (also Alena Matějková; born 26 January 1966) is a Czech sculptor and glass designer. She also works with other materials, often in combination. Education Matejka was born in Jindřichův Hradec; she studied at the Secondary S ...

(Alena Matějková, born 1966), Czech sculptor and glass designer *

Alena Mazouka Alena Mazouka (, also - ''Yelena Mazovka;'' born June 30, 1967) is a retired female long-distance runner from Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the eas ...

(born 1967), Belarusian long-distance runner *

Alena Mihulová Alena Mihulová (born 4 May 1965) is a Czech film and television actress. She won Czech Lion for her role in '' Home Care''. She was married to film director Karel Kachyňa. Selected filmography *'' Sestřičky'' (1983) *'' Smrt krásných s ...

(born 1965), Czech actress *

Alena Šeredová Alena Šeredová (; born 21 March 1978) is a Czech model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Czech Republic 1998 and represented her country at Miss World 1998 where she placed Top 5. Career Šeredová was born in ...

(born 1978), Czech model *

Alena Shirmanova Alena Shirmanova-Kostebelova (, ; born 26 December 1999), known by her stage name Aiko, is a Russian-Czech singer and songwriter based in Brighton, England. She represented the Czech Republic in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song " ...

(born 1999), Czech singer known as Aiko *

Alena Veselá Alena Veselá (married name Štěpánková; 7 July 1923 – 11 May 2025) was a Czech organist and academic music teacher, rector of the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in Brno from 1990 to 1997. She played concerts internationally. Lif ...

(1923–2025), Czech organist and music teacher *

Alena Vinnitskaya Alena Vinnitskaya ( ''Alona Vinnytska'';Her artist name is the Russian version of her name ( ''Alena Vinnitskaya'') born Olha Viktorivna Vinnytska () on 27 December 1974, Kyiv, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union – in present-day Ukra ...

(born 1974), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and TV presenter *

Alena Vránová Alena Vránová (born 30 July 1932) is a Czech film and theatre actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional m ...

(born 1932), Czech actress *

Alena Vrzáňová Alena "Ája" Vrzáňová (, also Zanová, married name: Steindler; 16 May 1931 – 30 July 2015) was a Czech figure skater who represented Czechoslovakia in competition. Vrzáňová is the 1949 & 1950 World champion and 1950 European champio ...

(1931–2015), Czech athlete, figure skater

Fictional characters

* Alena (Encantadia), a fictional character who possesses the Gem of Water on several Filipino telefantasyas * Alena Vorshevsky, a fictional character from '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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