Eleni

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Eleni is a feminine given name of Greek origin, commonly used in Greece and among Greek communities worldwide.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eleni canonical 4
Eleni (Ελένη in Greek script) 1
Ελένη 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek given name
feminine given name
culturalUsage commonly used among Greek communities worldwide
etymologicalRoot Helene
gender feminine
hasDiminutive Elenaki
Elenitsa
Lena
Lenio
hasReligiousAssociation associated with Saint Helen in Christian tradition
hasVariant Elena
Eleni self-linksurface differs
surface form: Eleni (Ελένη in Greek script)

Ellen
Helen
Helene
languageOfOrigin Greek
meaning often interpreted as ‘torch’ or ‘light’ (via association with Greek ἑλένη / helene)
nameCategory feminine name
given name
nameDayObservedIn Greek Orthodox tradition
nameType personal name
originCountry Greece
scriptForm Eleni self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ελένη
shortFormOf Eleni is sometimes treated as the Greek form of Helen
usedInCommunity Greek diaspora
usedInCountry Greece
usedInLanguage English (in Greek communities)
Modern Greek
writingSystem Greek alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elena relatedName Eleni
Nicholas Gage notableWork Eleni
Nicholas Gage wrote Eleni
Helene hasVariant Eleni
Eleni hasVariant Eleni self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Eleni (Ελένη in Greek script)
Eleni scriptForm Eleni self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ελένη