Elna

Elna is a Scandinavian feminine name, functioning as a contracted form of Elena or Elin, which themselves derive from the Greek Helene, traditionally associated with the root meaning torch or bright one, though a connection to the Greek word for Greece has also been proposed. The name has been in steady use across Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, where shorter clipped forms of longer classical names became fashionable in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Related forms include Elin, Elena, and the broader family of Helen variants found throughout Europe.