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Alena
Gender	Female
Origin
Meaning	Ray of light
Other names
Related names	Alina, Alenka, Lena, Lenka

Alena is a feminine given name.

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.^{[citation needed]} This region also has a male equivalent: Alen.^{[citation needed]} The name is also found in the Czech Republic, Belarus and Russia. Its meaning is "ray of light".^{[citation needed]}

People with the name include:

Given name

Saint Alena (died 640), Christian saint
Alena Antalová (born 1972), Slovak actress
Alena Douhan, Belarusian diplomat
Alena Holubeva (born 1994), Belarusian basketball player
Alena Kostornaia (born 2003), Russian figure skater
Alena Matejka (Alena Matějková, born 1966), Czech sculptor and glass designer
Alena Mazouka (born 1967), Belarusian long-distance runner
Alena Mihulová (born 1965), Czech actress
Alena Šeredová (born 1978), Czech model
Alena Shirmanova (born 1999), Czech singer known as Aiko
Alena Vinnitskaya (born 1974), Ukrainian singer, songwriter and TV presenter
Alena Vránová (born 1932), Czech actress
Alena Vrzáňová (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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Alena

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