Jelica

Jelica is a South Slavic feminine name, functioning as a diminutive or hypocoristic form of Jelena, which derives from the Greek Helenē, itself likely rooted in a word meaning torch or bright light, though some scholars connect it to the Greek word for Greece or the sun. The name has been widely used among Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian communities for centuries, often as an affectionate everyday form of the more formal Jelena. It shares its ultimate Greek ancestry with Helena, Ellen, and Elena across various European traditions.