Alyona as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Alyona

What is the meaning of the name Alyona ?

The baby name Alyona is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Russian: /ɐˈlʲonə/; English: /əˈljoʊnə/ (uh-LYOH-nuh).

Alyona is Russian, Slavic in Origin.

A Slavic feminine name, Alyona (Russian Алёна, pronounced ah-LYO-nah), is the colloquial East Slavic form of Yelena/Elena, ultimately from Greek Helene. The root is commonly explained as “torch” or “light,” hence “shining one.” Brought into the Slavic world through Byzantine Christianity and the veneration of Saint Helena, the name gained wide currency across Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova; the colloquial Alyona moved from affectionate use to an independent given name in the 20th century.

Spellings and transliterations include Alyona, Alëna, Alena (reflecting the frequent omission of the letter ё), Aliona, and Aljona (German). Related variants across languages are Yelena/Elena, Jelena, Olena, Ilona, Helena, Helen, and the short form Lena; Russian diminutives include Alenka and Alyonushka. While sometimes confused with Alona in other countries, that Hebrew name (from 'alon', oak) is etymologically separate.