Where does “Eleni” come from?
Eleni is an English form of Ancient Greek Ἑλένη, a name of unknown ultimate origin that appears in Greek mythology and literature from early attestation.
Ancestry of “Eleni”, step by step
Eleni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek Ἕλλην
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ἕλλην | Greek, one who is from Greece or speaks Greek;... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἑλλοί | The Greeks in Dodona |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἕλλα | seat |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *héllā | — |