What does the name Elena mean?

The name Elena is Spanish and Italian, so in English it is very similar to the name Helen. It is also like the Greek Word HeliOS witch means sun. So the name Elena can mean "light," or "sunbeam."

It probably means greek. Because Hellas is the Greek name for Greece. Like Francesca means French. There's an itaian name ""Italia"" for a girl, tho its not too common.