Names like Elena
Elena is a three-syllable Greek name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Elena.
Elina Greek · Scandinavian/Finnish variant of Helena, traditionally meaning 'light' or 'torch'
Athena Greek · goddess of wisdom
Selena Greek · "moon goddess"
Karina Greek · variant of Katherine, traditionally translated as 'pure'
The same roots
Also Greek names, from the tradition Elena comes from.
Sophia Greek · "wisdom," the Greek word itself; carried by Byzantine empresses and enshrined in Hagia Sophia, "Holy Wisdom," then a fixture of European courts. Its 21st-century surge made it a top name across dozens of countries at once, in every spelling
Corina Greek · maiden
Cristina Greek · form of Christina across the Romance languages (a Filipino spelling too, common in Catholic families)
Melina Greek · elaboration of Mel, from names such as Melissa or the Greek meli, "honey"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Elena, on a similar curve.
Thalia Greek · to flourish, blooming; muse of comedy
Georgina Greek · feminine form of George, meaning 'farmer, earthworker'
Elyssa Greek · variant of Alyssa, traditionally linked to the alyssum flower, "rational, sane"
Alina Germanic · traditionally linked to noble, as a short form of Adelina; a popular modern pick across Eastern Europe
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