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A short form of names ending in '-lena', such as Helena, Magdalena or Yelena — widely used independently.
Traced to the Irish surname lineage behind Ryan (descendant of Riaghan/Rian) rather than a standalone root word. A popular claim that it means 'little king' is a folk etymology found on baby-name websites, not a scholarly derivation — the true root of the underlying Old Irish name is unclear.
Commonly interpreted as 'help', with a fuller theophoric sense 'God has helped'.
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