Jela

Jela is a South Slavic given name, functioning as a short form of longer names beginning with the element jela, meaning fir tree in Serbian, Croatian, and related languages. It is used as an independent name across the former Yugoslav region and carries the natural imagery associated with the tall, evergreen conifer. Related forms include Jelena, Jelica, and Jelka, with Jelena being the most widespread and itself connected to the Greek Helene.