What does ʻElena mean in Hawaiian?
ʻElena is a Hawaiian girl name that means Hawaiian form of Ellen. The name comes from borrowed from Ellen (English). It is pronounced eh-LEH-nah, with 3 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce ʻElena
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in ʻElena is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is ʻElena a boy or girl name?
ʻElena is used mainly as a girl's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans feminine.