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ellena Name Meaning and History

Italian: from the female personal name Ellena, or possibly an ethnic name from the Greek word Hellenas ‘Greek’. From late classical times onward this word meant only ‘pagan’, until it was revived in the 19th century as an ethnic term used by Greeks to refer to themselves.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The ellena name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the ellena family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of ellena Families in the US in 1920
Number of ellena families
 8-13
 3-7		 1-2
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 6 - Messages: 29
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San Michele Prazzo - Ellena and Lando sue 4
COMUNICACION JORGE ELLENA PALMIERI 8
Illinois obit: Mary Ellena, d/o Ettore & Angelina Berri Ferrari, b. Italy, d. IL, USA janm581 1
Pertusio, Italy Ellena's Bettyanm 5
Illinois obit: Mary Ellena, w/o Bernard Ellena, b. Italy, d. IL, USA janm581 0
Ellena family , Rivara, Italy>Braidwood, IL donnakw1 5
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