Jelen or Jeleń ("
deer
A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...
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Slavic language
The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic, spoken during the Ear ...
s) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the
Senegambian
The Senegambia (other names: Senegambia region or Senegambian zone,Barry, Boubacar, ''Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade'', (Editors: David Anderson, Carolyn Brown; trans. Ayi Kwei Armah; contributors: David Anderson, American Council of Le ...
name Jeleen.
People
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Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, journalist
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Alois Jelen (1801–1857), Czech composer
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Antoni Jeleń (born 1964), Polish football player
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Ben Jelen
Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish people, Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characte ...
(born 1979), Scottish-born American singer-songwriter
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Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, w ...
(born 1965), German tennis player
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Ireneusz Jeleń
Ireneusz Jeleń (; born 9 April 1981) is a Polish footballer who plays as a right-winger or striker for CKS Piast Cieszyn.
Club career
Jeleń was born in Cieszyn. From 2002 to 2006, he played for Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock. In four seas ...
(born 1981), Polish football player
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Josef Jelen (born 1914), Czech boxer
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Mateusz Jeleń
Mateusz Franciszek Jeleń (born 18 September 1988) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield positio ...
(born 1988), Polish football player
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Rudolf Jelen (1876–1938), Czech sports shooter
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Jelen (bumi), 15th-century West African monarch
Places
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Jeleń (inhabited locality), places in Poland
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Jelen, Nebraska, a community in the United States
Other
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Jelen pivo
Jelen beer ( sr-Latn, Jelen pivo, ) is a pale lager produced by the Apatin Brewery from Serbia that belongs to American-Canadian concern Molson Coors. It contains 4,6% alcohol and belongs to the class of light lagers. Jelen has won various award ...
, a Serbian brand of beer
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Jelen (band)
Jelen or Jeleń ("deer" in several Slavic languages) is a surname and toponym. The name is unrelated to the Senegambian name Jeleen.
People
* Alen Jelen (born 1970), Slovenian theatre and radio director, dramaturgist, actor, journalist
* Alois J ...
, Czech music group
See also
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Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
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Yellen
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Yellin People
Yellin is the surname of:
* Aryeh Leib Yellin (1820–1886), Polish rabbi
* Bob Yellin (born 1936), American bluegrass musician
*David Yellin (1864–1941), Jewish leader and educator in Palestine
*Dustin Yellin (born 1975), American artist ...
External links
Origin of the surname Yellen/Yellin including as a Yiddish calque of Slavic Jelen; from the Dictionary of American Family Names (2022)
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