Ellina
A Greek name at root, a variant of Helena meaning "bright, shining light". Barely used in Poland: only about a hundred women carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Ellina Pronunciation
Ellina is pronounced el-LEE-nah (/ɛlˈlina/).
What Ellina means
Where Ellina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ellina comes from Greek, and it descends from Helena, whose root reaches toward light. Helena gave Europe a large family of names, and Ellina is one of its Russian children. The meaning attached to it is bright, shining light. In Russian usage the name also brushed against the word for the Greek people, the Hellenes, so a girl called Ellina could sound Greek twice over.
The name stayed rare and steady. It appears on Russian records across the twentieth century, never common, never gone. Ellina grew no diminutives of its own that took hold, so it usually stands whole on the page.
In a Polish class register, Ellina lands among the Elenas and Halinas that share its old source. The teacher reads it once and it holds. Its meaning stays plain: bright, shining light.
How many people are named Ellina
1 in 192682 women in Poland is named Ellina. 117 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #3124 among female names.
Ellina's popularity over time
Fewer than 2 girls were given the name in 2025. It has been stable for a decade.