Aļona
See also: alona and alòna
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1877. From Russian Алёна (Aljóna), a vernacular variant of Еле́на (Jeléna, “Helen”).
Proper noun
Aļona f
- A transliteration of the Russian female given name Алёна (Aljóna).
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
- Population Register of Latvia: Aļona was the only given name of 2731 persons in Latvia on January 1st 2011, including Russian speakers.