Jolena

Jolena Meaning & Origin

About Jolena
The name Jolena is a combination of the names Jo and Lena. Jo is a diminutive of Josephine or Joanna, meaning "God will increase" or "God is gracious." Lena is a short form of names like Helena or Magdalena, derived from the Greek word "helene" meaning "torch" or "light." Therefore, the name Jolena can be interpreted as "God will increase with light" or "God is gracious with a torch."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Jolena are female.

Jolena Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -11.76% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JLN
🗽 NYSIIS
JA
🔊 Soundex
J04050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AH0 L EH1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/jolena*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JLN', 'ALN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jolena in Braille

Here's how to represent Jolena in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Jolena in braille

How to Spell the Name Jolena in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Jolena using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Jolena in sign language

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