Name Alena

There are multiple origins and translations for the name Alena:

1. East Slavic (Russian Алёна) hugely popular name means - "scarlet", or comes from Greek name or of Yelena/Helen - "sunny, sun; Greek (woman)", see Alyena.

2. Shortened form of the name Magdalene - "from the city Migdal (tower)".

3. Derivative of the name Alina - "noble, exalted" or Alana - "ancient Slav".

4. Derived from the Latin word (aliênus) means - "strangers"