Olena, Olenna () is a Ukrainian variant of the feminine name Helen, further equivalent to Elena It is of

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origin and means "sun ray" or "shining light", see " Helen" for its history. Notable people with the name include: *

Olena Demydova Olena Demydova (born 16 June 1982) is a Ukrainian high jumper. Career Demydova competed at the 2010 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. Demydova's personal best jump is 1.92 metres (indoor), achieved in February 2010 in Sumy ...

(born 1982), Ukrainian high jumper *

Olena Dvornichenko Olena Dvornichenko (; born November 3, 1990) is an Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast. Biography Dvornichenko is Jewish, and was born in Ukraine. She and her teammates competed on behalf of Israel at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Bei ...

(born 1990), Israeli Olympic rhythmic gymnast *

Olena Falkman "Olena" Ida Theresia Falkman (22 September 1849 – 13 September 1928) was a Swedish concert vocalist (alto). She was born in Stockholm to Carl Johan Falkman, a Swedish official at the Imperial Russian court in Saint Petersburg, and Sofia Albert ...

(1849-1928), Swedish concert vocalist *

Olena Kryvytska Olena Serhiivna Kryvytska (; born 23 February 1987) is a Ukrainian fencer. Career Kryvytska has won three world championship bronze medals. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's épée, and was defeated in the second round. ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian fencer *

Olena Muravyova Olena Oleksandrivna Muravyova (; 3 June 1867 – 11 March 1939) was a Soviet and Ukrainian opera singer and vocal teacher. For more than 30 years of musical and educational activities in Kyiv, she emerged as a prominent expert in vocal training, ...

(born 1867), Ukrainian opera singer and vocal teacher, awarded Merited Artist of Ukrainian SSR (1938) *

Olena Nepochatenko Olena Oleksandrivna Nepochatenko () is a Ukrainian agricultural economist Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber p ...

, Ukrainian economist and academic administrator *

Olena Ovchynnikova Oléna "Lena" Serhíyivna Ovchýnnikova (; born April 22, 1987) is a Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division in kickboxing and the flyweight division in MMA. She is the reigning WB ...

(born 1987), Ukrainian kickboxer and mixed martial artist *

Olena Ronzhyna Olena Ivanivna Ronzhyna-Morozova (; born 18 November 1970 in Dnipropetrovsk) is a retired rower from Ukraine, who won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She is a four-time Olympian. Ronzhyna competed for the Unified Team at the Olympic ...

(born 1970), Ukrainian rower *

Olena Rozvadovska Olena Petrivna "Lena" Rozvadovska () is a Ukrainian children's rights advocate. Early life and career Rozvadovska grew up in western Ukraine. Until 2015, Rozvadovska worked in Kyiv as a consultant for UNICEF and for the Ukraine President's Off ...

, Ukrainian children's rights advocate * Olena Vaneeva (born 1982), Ukrainian mathematician *

Olena Zelenska Olena Volodymyrivna Zelenska (née Kyiashko; born 6 February 1978) is a Ukrainian screenwriter who is the current First Lady of Ukraine as the wife of President of Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenska was named by Time (magazine), '' ...

(born 1978), First Lady of Ukraine

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