Alena

Alena is a girl's baby name of Slavic origin, a variant of Elena or Helen, from the Greek Helene meaning 'bright' or 'shining one.' Alena is widely used in Czech, Slovak, Russian, and other Slavic countries as an independent form of the name.

Alena has a Central European elegance that feels both international and accessible. It is common across Germany, Poland, and Eastern Europe, and has been gaining ground in the U.S. as parents of Slavic heritage bring their naming traditions to American birth registers. Three syllables of warm, luminous character.