The jelen Surname
jelen Name Meaning and History
Polish (Jelen), Czech, Slovak (Jelen), Slovenian, and Jewish
(Ashkenazic): nickname or ornamental name from Slavic jelen
‘stag’. Among Jews this was also widely adopted as a translation of
Hirsch.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| anybodt out there | Thomas Arthur Jelen | 10 |
| Jelen | Ken Yellen | 23 |
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| JELEN/HUDZIK Chrzanow->France->Katowice | Chris Wills | 1 |
| Jelens from Szarvas, Hungary |
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| Jelen family photo | Jessica Jelen | 0 |
| yellen, yelin, or jelen | Mary Kay Rhein | 0 |
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