Baby name
FADING
🇩🇰 🇳🇴 🇩🇪 Lene
/LEH · neh/
Meaning
“Possibly torch, or of Magdala”
Danish, Norwegian and German short form of Helene or Magdalene. Helene traces back to Helen, probably from a Greek word meaning 'torch', though possibly related to a Greek word for 'moon'. Magdalene comes from a title meaning 'of Magdala', a village on the Sea of Galilee.
Vibe
soft
How it ages.
A soft, easy-to-say short form that has long felt at home in both Scandinavian and German-speaking families.
The cultural moment.
Last ranked #74 in Norway in 2000; a long-familiar name in Danish, Norwegian and German-speaking families.